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, June 29, 2012

Current Issue: May–June 2012



Interventions and Assessments

  • Illicit-Drug Brief Intervention Reduced Risk Score among Some Patients in a Randomized Trial
  • Brief Intervention Reduces Drinking among Emergency Department Patients with Nondependent Unhealthy Use
  • Alcohol and Other Drug Discussions in Primary Care: Not Rare, but Numerous Challenges
  • Naloxone Distribution Programs for Opioid Overdose Prevention: Time to Scale Up?
  • Naltrexone Implants Reduced Opioid Use in People with Co-occurring Heroin and Amphetamine Dependence
  • Adding Telephone Support to Office-Based Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Dependence Has Modest Effects

Health Outcomes

  • Ongoing Use of Analgesics after Low-Risk Surgery
  • Severity of Alcohol Problems Predicts Recurrence and Persistence of Alcohol Dependence
  • Change in Heavy Drinking among Alcohol-Dependent Individuals
  • Light Alcohol Consumption Prior to and Following Myocardial Infarction Is Associated with Lower Risk of Mortality

HIV and HCV

  • Rates of HCV Reinfection Are Low among People with Injection Drug Use Who Receive HCV Treatment
  • Availability of Viral Hepatitis Services in US Drug Treatment Programs
  • Providing Directly-Observed Hepatitis C Treatment at a Methadone Maintenance Program is Feasible and May Improve Treatment Outcomes
  • People with Injection Drug Use Who Also Use Noninjecting Routes of Drug Administration Are Less Likely to Be HIV Positive

Resource Alert

  • BAP Releases New Guidelines on the Pharmacologic Management of Substance Use Disorders

Slide Presentations

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

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