Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence May–June 2011


Interventions and Assessments

  • Brief Interventions Efficacious for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Hospital Inpatients
  • Screening for Alcohol Misuse Does Not Ensure Appropriate Intervention
  • A Collaborative Care Model for Primary Care Delivery of Buprenorphine to Opioid-addicted Patients
  • Interim Methadone versus Standard Methadone: No Differences in Treatment Outcomes at 4 Months
  • Medication-specific Support May Reduce the Impact of Alcohol and Other Drug Use on Antiretroviral Adherence
  • People with HIV and Injection Drug Use Who Initiate Antiretroviral Therapy Do Not Increase Needle Sharing

Health Outcomes

  • Association between Daily Alcohol Use and Increased HIV Viral Load Independent of HAART Adherence
  • Continued Cannabis Use Increases Incidence of Psychotic Symptoms
  • The Association of Cannabis Use With Onset of Psychosis: Still Controversial
  • Alcohol Use and Death from Pancreatic Cancer
  • Preoperative Unhealthy Alcohol Use Increases Surgical Risk
  • Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Outcomes: Compelling Evidence?
  • Heavy Drinking Associated with Greater Risk for Myocardial Infarction in a Study that Measured Alcohol More than Once
  • Association between Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Dementia in Patients Aged 75 and Older
  • Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Are Not Associated with Lower Rates of Overdose or Prescription Opioid Consumption

Slide Presentations

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

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