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January-February 2020

Interventions and Assessments

  • Can A Single Dose of Ketamine Improve Cocaine Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes?
  • Technology-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Shows Benefit
  • Case Series Investigates Outcomes of Initiating Buprenorphine After Naloxone-reversed Opioid Overdose in Three Patients

Health Outcomes

  • Patterns of Adolescent E-cigarette and Combustible Cigarette Use Are Evolving
  • Effects of Heavy Drinking Episodes and Volume of Drinking on Liver Enzymes
  • Effects of Type of Alcohol and Drinking Patterns Among People With Low Socio-economic Status
  • How Accessible is Office-based Buprenorphine Treatment in the US?
  • Barriers to Continuing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Post-incarceration in Rhode Island

Prescription Drugs and Pain

  • Over 40% of US Adults Have Taken a Prescription Opioid or Sedative in the Past Year; 8% Have Taken Both
  • Out of Eight Countries, US Patients Were Most Likely to Receive Opioid Medications During Hospitalization and at Discharge

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