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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Friday, February 3, 2012

Current Issue: November–December 2011


Interventions & Assessments

  • Buprenorphine-Naloxone Works for Prescription Opioid Dependence As Long As It Is Maintained
  • Ongoing Primary and Specialty Care Is Associated with Improved Substance Use Outcomes
  • Patients Who Receive Opioids for Chronic Pain Are Inadequately Managed
  • Accuracy of “Last Occasion” Self-Reported Drinking in Young Adults
  • Does Mailed Feedback Decrease Risky Drinking After an Emergency Department Visit?
  • Buprenorphine Treatment Is Not Associated with Significant Impairment of Driving Ability

Health Outcomes

  • “Moderate” Drinking Is a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
  • Association between Open-Angle Glaucoma and Cocaine Use
  • Heavier Alcohol Consumption Linked to Colorectal Cancer
  • Heavy Beer Consumption Is a Risk Factor for Gastric Cancer
  • Regular Moderate Alcohol Intake Associated with “Successful Aging” in Women
  • Unhealthy Alcohol Use Is Associated with Unhealthy Eating Patterns

HIV and HCV

  • A Multidisciplinary Approach to Hepatitis-C Treatment Reduced Viral Load and Increased Abstinence in Patients with Co-Occurring Alcohol Dependence
  • A New Piece of the Harm Reduction Puzzle? Directly Observed Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-infected Opioid-Dependent Individuals
  • Factors Associated with Substance-Abuse Treatment Utilization among Patients Living with HIV/AIDS Who Use Alcohol and Other Drugs

Slide Presentations

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


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