Aims

To support the free and open dissemination of research findings and information on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. To encourage open access to peer-reviewed articles free for all to view.

For full versions of posted research articles readers are encouraged to email requests for "electronic reprints" (text file, PDF files, FAX copies) to the corresponding or lead author, who is highlighted in the posting.

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence



Current Issue: March–April 2010

Interventions and Assessments

  • Overdose in Patients Prescribed Opioids
  • Severity of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Hospitals and Implications for Brief Intervention
  • Abstinence versus Controlled Drinking as a Treatment Goal
  • Home- versus Office-based Buprenorphine Induction: Impact on 30-Day Retention
  • Treatment with SSRIs May Improve Depression in Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders
  • Community-based Screening and Brief Intervention Is Effective at Identifying and Treating Older Adults with Depression and Substance Misuse

Health Outcomes

  • Isn’t Alcohol Good for My Heart? Alcohol and Cardiovascular Risk in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Men
  • Increased Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain in Patients with Mental-Health and Substance-Use Disorders
  • Drug-Addicted Patients Vulnerable to Overdose Death in the 4 Weeks Following Medication-Free Treatment
  • Moderate Alcohol Consumption Might Worsen Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
  • Factors Associated with Failure to Receive Outpatient Treatment among HIV Inpatients Who Use Crack Cocaine
  • Factors Associated with Mortality in Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Moderate Drinking Is Not Associated with Increased Weight Gain among Women

Training Opportunity

  • National Mentoring Network Promotes Buprenorphine Treatment among Patients with Opioid Dependence

Slide Presentations

  • Update on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health
  • Journal Club

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