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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Monday, March 28, 2011

Current Issue: January–February 2011


Interventions and Assessments

  • Brief Interventions for Substance Use and Comorbid Health Conditions: What Is the Evidence?
  • GPs Talk about Barriers to Implementing Screening and Brief Intervention
  • Do Primary Care-based Interventions Decrease Alcohol Use in Older Drinkers?
  • Naltrexone: Safe and Modestly Effective for Alcohol Dependence
  • Brief Motivational Intervention Reduces Heavy Episodic Drinking in Young Men
  • Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine/Naloxone Soluble Films for Opioid Dependence
  • Effect of Buprenorphine Exposure on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Comparison with Methadone
  • Is Naltrexone More Effective in Alcohol-Dependent Patients with a Sweet Tooth?

Health Outcomes

  • At What Alcohol Consumption Levels Does Atrial Fibrillation Risk Increase?
  • “Problem” Drinkers Drink Less over Time
  • Abuse of Other Drugs and Alcohol Common among Adolescents Who Abuse Prescription Opioids
  • Transition from Use to Dependence: Substance Type and Comorbidities Matter
  • Moderate or Higher Alcohol Intake: Increased Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Men Presenting with Chest Pain or Abnormal ECG
  • Computer Duster-Spray Inhalation Common among Antisocial Adolescents

Policy Alerts

  • HHS Drops Proposed Changes to Alcohol Consumption Guidelines
  • Expert Panel: 5 Ways to Improve Resident Substance-Abuse Training

Slide Presentations

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

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