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July-August 2019

Interventions and Assessments

  • No Evidence for Efficacy of Brief Interventions for Cannabis Use in Healthcare Settings
  • New Tool Can Predict Patients at Low Risk for Return to Sustained Alcohol Use Following Early Liver Transplantation

Health Outcomes

  • People Who Inject Drugs Delay Seeking Help to Avoid Stigma
  • Parents Underestimate the Risk of Secondhand Exposure to Aerosol From Electronic Cigarettes
  • Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer

HIV and HCV

  • Motivational Interviewing Might Reduce Drinking or Drug Use in Some Patients With HIV
  • Reductions in Substance Use Associated With Improved Viral Outcomes in People Living With HIV
  • Low Opioid Agonist Treatment Engagement Among Veterans With and Without HIV With New Diagnosis of OUD

Prescription Drugs and Pain

  • Naltrexone Does Not Increase Pain Among Individuals With OUD and Mild–moderate Chronic Pain

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