Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current EvidenceTable of Contents: July-August 2009
Interventions and Assessments
Are Brief Alcohol Interventions Likely to be Effective in Routine Primary Care Practice?
Do Biomarkers Improve the Accuracy of Alcohol Screening in Acutely Injured Adults?
Does Clonidine Reduce the Duration of Opioid Therapy for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?
Initiating Acamprosate during Alcohol Detoxification Is Not Beneficial and May Be Harmful
Implantable Naltrexone for Opioid Dependence
Treatment of Hepatitis C within a Methadone Maintenance Program Yields Results Comparable to Treatment via Other Models of Care
Effect of a Case Management Intervention as Part of a Needle Exchange Program on Opioid Agonist Treatment Retention
Are Brief Alcohol Interventions Likely to be Effective in Routine Primary Care Practice?
Do Biomarkers Improve the Accuracy of Alcohol Screening in Acutely Injured Adults?
Does Clonidine Reduce the Duration of Opioid Therapy for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome?
Initiating Acamprosate during Alcohol Detoxification Is Not Beneficial and May Be Harmful
Implantable Naltrexone for Opioid Dependence
Treatment of Hepatitis C within a Methadone Maintenance Program Yields Results Comparable to Treatment via Other Models of Care
Effect of a Case Management Intervention as Part of a Needle Exchange Program on Opioid Agonist Treatment Retention
Health Outcomes
Alcohol Consumption Increases the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in the Next 12 Hours
Alcohol and Pancreatic Cancer
Heavy Drinking and Smoking are Associated with an Increased Risk of Chronic Pancreatitis
More Evidence Heavy Episodic Drinking Heightens HIV/STI Risk
Alcohol and HIV Disease Progression: Is Liquor Quicker (than Beer and Wine)?
Alcohol, Other Lifestyle Factors, and Mortality
Increases in Methamphetamine-Related Treatment Admissions for Pregnant Women
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