Past Issue:  November-December 2004

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Alcohol and Health Outcomes:

• Don't Blame Substance Use for Mood and Anxiety Disorders
• Reducing Mortality: Is Wine or Beer Better?
• Effects of Alcohol on Restenosis After PTCA and Stenting
• Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk
• The Relationship Between Alcohol Intake and Cognitive Function
• Alcohol's Impact on Heart Failure After MI

Assessments and Interventions:

• Practice Guidelines for Managing Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
• Effectiveness of a Depot Formulation of Naltrexone in Treating Alcohol Dependence
• Addressing Risky Alcohol Use With Other Behavioral Risk Factors
• Are Physicians Screening for Multiple Behavioral Risk Behaviors?
• Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Training in Primary Care

Special Populations:

• Adolescent Substance Use and Later Alcohol and Drug Dependence
• Adolescent Health Behaviors Predict Adult Behaviors and Consequences
• Use of Youth Substance Abuse Treatment Versus the Justice System: Race Is a Factor
• Geography, Sociodemographic Factors, and the Risk of Substance Use Disorders