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January-February 2009

Interventions and Assessments

  • Topiramate Shows Potential for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
  • Antiretroviral Therapy Has Equal Benefit for Injection Drug Users and Nonusers
  • Social Reinforcement and Stepped Counseling Combined with Medication May Improve Abstinence in Patients with Alcohol Dependence
  • Does Opioid Agonist Treatment Impact HIV-infected Patients' Use of Antiretroviral Therapy?
  • Primary Care Integrated with Substance Abuse Treatment and Ongoing Primary Care Utilization are Associated with Remission at 5 Years
  • Confidence and Judgment Are Important for Medical Management of Alcohol Dependence

Health Outcomes

  • Unhealthy Alcohol Use Is Associated with Medication Nonadherence
  • Possible Cardioprotection from Moderate Drinking Limited to People with Other Unhealthy Behaviors
  • Pain and the Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids
  • Drinking in Excess of US Guidelines and Heavy Episodic Drinking May Increase the Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
  • Does Moderate Alcohol Consumption Reduce Microvascular Complications of Type 1 Diabetes?
  • Does Heavy Alcohol Intake Increase the Risk for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease?
  • Alcohol and Drug Use Common in Hours Preceding Illness or Injury

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  • Journal Club Jan-Feb 2009
  • Update Jan-Feb 2009
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