September-October 2016
Interventions and Assessments
- A Comparison of Buprenorphine Implants with Sublingual Buprenorphine Among Abstinent Adults with Opioid Use Disorder
- Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder Experience Better Neonatal Outcomes with Buprenorphine than Methadone
- Inpatient Buprenorphine Initiation And Linkage To Outpatient Continuation Did Not Significantly Decrease Illicit Opioid Injection
Health Outcomes
- Alcohol Intake Among Postmenopausal Women Associated with Increased Risk of Breast Cancer And Decreased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
- Patient Activation for Medical Care Does Not Improve Substance Use or Depression Outcomes
- In Youth, Alcohol and Marijuana Use Associated with Poor Academic Performance, Mental Health Outcomes
HIV and HCV
- Open-Ended and Normalizing Questions Elicit More Accurate Disclosure of Substance Use in HIV Care
- Among People Who Inject Drugs, Benzodiazepine Use Is Associated with Hepatitis C Seroconversion
- Missed Opportunity? Low Rates of Rapid HIV Testing In Opioid Treatment Programs
- Men Living with HIV More Sensitive to Alcohol’s Effects
Prescription Drugs and Pain
- Naloxone Rescue Kits for Primary Care Patients Receiving Opioids for Chronic Pain May Reduce Opioid-Related Emergency Department Visits
- Chronic Opioid Use After Surgical Procedures In Opioid-Naïve Patients