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July-August 2004

Resource Alert

  • Binge Drinking's Effect on Health-Related Quality of Life
  • WHO Report Summarizes Biological Factors Related to Substance Use

Interventions and Assessments

  • Efficacy of Brief Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Risky and Harmful Alcohol Use
  • Alcohol Screening and Referral on College Campuses
  • Does Experience Influence Hospitals' Resource Use in Treating Alcohol and Other Drug Diagnoses?

Health Outcomes

  • Alcohol, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality
  • Changes in Alcohol Consumption and Their Effects on Mortality, Cancer, and Coronary Heart Disease
  • Drinking Patterns—Not Just Total Amount—Affect Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Total Mortality
  • Risky Sex: It's the Alcohol
  • Lasting Effects of Alcohol on Cognitive Function in HIV Infection
  • Another Complication of Drinking During Pregnancy
  • Alcohol Consumption and Diabetes Mellitus

Special Populations

  • Drinking Patterns and Rates of Alcohol-Related Problems in Three Urban Populations
  • Alcohol and Other Drug Use Initiation in American Indian Adolescents

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Slide Presentations

  • Journal Club July-Aug 2004
  • Update July-Aug 2004
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