Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence
Table of Contents: September-October 2009


INTERVENTIONS & ASSESSMENTS

Heroin to Treat Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Trialhttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/saitz_oviedo-joekes.html
Meta-analysis Confirms Methadone Maintenance Reduces Illicit Opioid Use and Improves Treatment Retention in Patients with Opioid Dependencehttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/walley_mattick.html
Methadone Maintenance Therapy Decreases Arrestshttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/kunins_schwartz.html
Impaired Memory in Subjects Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment Who Also Abuse Benzodiazepineshttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/rastegar_rapeli.html
Impact of Buprenorphine Inquiries and Treatment on an Urban Community Health Centerhttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/gourevitch_cunningham.html
Improving Entry into Post-detoxification Treatmenthttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/tetrault_carroll.html
Injectable Risperidone for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependencehttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/tetrault_meredith.html
HEALTH OUTCOMES

AUDIT-C Scores Greater than 7 Predict Fracture Riskhttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/kunins_harris.html

Does Heavy Alcohol Use Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer?http://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/kraemer_gong.html

Alcohol Consumption Limits Associated with Alcohol Problems in Older Adultshttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/friedmann_moos.html

Greater Alcohol Intake Increases the Risk for Hypertension, but Perhaps Not for Consumers of Red Winehttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/ellison_nunez-
cordoba.html

Moderate Alcohol Intake Is Associated with Better Endothelial Functionhttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/ellison_suzuki.html


More than Half of All Deaths in Russia among People Aged 15-54 Years Are Attributable to Alcoholhttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/bertholet_zaridze.html


Action toward Change Predicts Reduced Alcohol Consumption among Unhealthy Drinkers, but Recognition of the Problem Does Nothttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/issues/issue_sept09/rastegar_bertholet.html


SLIDE PRESENTATIONS

Update on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Healthhttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/update.html

Journal Clubhttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/club.html

CME Opportunitieshttp://www.bu.edu/aodhealth/cme.html

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