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January-February 2021

Interventions and Assessments

  • Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Reduces the Risk of Overdose More Than Treatment Without Medication
  • Cannabidiol Shows Promise as a Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder

Health Outcomes

  • Teen Vaping Associated With Increased Risk of Later Combustible Cigarette Use
  • Regular Cocaine Use Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular and Respiratory Outcomes
  • Prescription of Opioids and Gabapentinoids Associated With Subsequent Overdose, Especially at High Doses and in Combination
  • Black and Hispanic Women Were Less Likely Than White Women to Receive Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy
  • Medicaid Expansion Not Clearly Associated With Population-level Increases in Opioid Agonist Treatment

HIV and HCV

  • Methamphetamine Use Associated With High Rates of HIV Seroconversion Among Sexual and Gender Minorities Who Have Sex With Men

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