Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence



Current Issue: March–April 2010

Interventions and Assessments

  • Overdose in Patients Prescribed Opioids
  • Severity of Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Hospitals and Implications for Brief Intervention
  • Abstinence versus Controlled Drinking as a Treatment Goal
  • Home- versus Office-based Buprenorphine Induction: Impact on 30-Day Retention
  • Treatment with SSRIs May Improve Depression in Patients with Substance Abuse Disorders
  • Community-based Screening and Brief Intervention Is Effective at Identifying and Treating Older Adults with Depression and Substance Misuse

Health Outcomes

  • Isn’t Alcohol Good for My Heart? Alcohol and Cardiovascular Risk in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Men
  • Increased Use of Opioids for Chronic Pain in Patients with Mental-Health and Substance-Use Disorders
  • Drug-Addicted Patients Vulnerable to Overdose Death in the 4 Weeks Following Medication-Free Treatment
  • Moderate Alcohol Consumption Might Worsen Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
  • Factors Associated with Failure to Receive Outpatient Treatment among HIV Inpatients Who Use Crack Cocaine
  • Factors Associated with Mortality in Alcohol Withdrawal
  • Moderate Drinking Is Not Associated with Increased Weight Gain among Women

Training Opportunity

  • National Mentoring Network Promotes Buprenorphine Treatment among Patients with Opioid Dependence

Slide Presentations

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

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