January-February 2015
Interventions and Assessments
- The Majority of People with Unhealthy Alcohol Use Do Not Have Dependence
- Interventions to Reduce Prenatal Alcohol Use Have Mixed Results
- Housing First Intervention Impacts Unhealthy Use of Alcohol, Not Drugs
- Buprenorphine Maintenance is More Effective than Taper for Treating Prescription Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
- Individuals with Prescription Opioid Use Disorder May Respond Better to Buprenorphine Treatment than Those with Heroin Use Disorder
Health Outcomes
- 135,971 Emergency Department Visits in the US for Opioid Overdose in 2010
- Specific Genetic Factors Modify the Reduction in Heart Disease Risk Associated with Alcohol Consumption
- The Association of Alcohol Consumption with the Risk of Death from Colorectal Cancer
HIV and HCV
- Opioid Agonist Treatment Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of Hepatitis C Infection Among People with Injection Drug Use
- Awareness of Risk is Not Enough to Decrease Alcohol Use Among People with HIV and Heavy Alcohol Consumption
- Prescription Opioid Use and Risk of HIV/HCV Transmission Among Young Adults
- Psychosocial Factors Affect Risk Behaviors and HIV Outcomes Among People with Injection Drug Use