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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

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