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March-April 2023

Interventions and Assessments

  • HEAR DR AYANA JORDAN ON EPISODE 2 OF "BEHIND THE EVIDENCE," OUR NEW PODCAST
  • Receipt of Lisdexamphetamine Associated With Decreased Risk of Hospitalization and Death in a Cohort of People With Stimulant Use Disorder

Health Outcomes

  • Relaxed Federal Methadone Take-home Policy Not Associated With Methadone-related Deaths
  • Benzodiazepine Use Did Not Have an Adverse Impact on Treatment Retention in an Open-access Methadone Program
  • Prior Authorization Policies Are Associated With Shorter Duration of Buprenorphine Treatment
  • Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in Adolescence Provides Lasting Benefit into Young Adulthood
  • Alcohol Use Patterns in Adolescence Associated With Alcohol and Other Drug Overdose in Adulthood
  • Receipt of Buprenorphine in Pregnancy Associated With a Lower Risk of Adverse Neonatal Outcomes Than Methadone
  • Most Current Guidelines for the Treatment of Infective Endocarditis Fall Short of Evidence-based Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder

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