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November-December 2025

Interventions and Assessments

  • Varenicline and Brief Nicotine Cessation Counseling Promotes Vaped Nicotine Abstinence in Young Adults
  • Buprenorphine Can Be Initiated via an Injectable-only Three-day Overlapping Protocol
  • US Pediatricians Exhibit Practice Variation Around Adolescent Substance Use Screening
  • Vaporized Nicotine More Effective Than Nicotine Gum or Lozenges for Smoking Cessation in Socially Disadvantaged Individuals

Health Outcomes

  • Patients Receiving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder See a Sharp Decrease in Suicidal Ideation in the First Weeks of Treatment
  • Psychostimulant Receipt Associated With Improved Outcomes in People With Opioid Use Disorder and Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder
  • Having a Regular Source of Drugs Does Not Lead to a More Predictable Supply

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