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July-August 2024

Interventions and Assessments

  • Effective Buprenorphine Initiation with Injectable Buprenorphine for Patients with Minimal-to-mild Opioid Withdrawal
  • Alcohol-Related Intervention Increased Screening and Brief Intervention, but not Treatment Engagement, in Primary Care

Health Outcomes

  • Providing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder During Incarceration Halves the Risk of Overdose in the Two Weeks After Release
  • No Association between Cannabis and Non-prescription Opioid Use among People Receiving Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Receipt of Benzodiazepine Medications Not Commonly Associated With Long-term Use or Dose Escalation in a Danish Cohort
  • Primary Care Patients With Substance Use Disorder More Likely to Have Undiagnosed Hypertension and Diabetes
  • Legalization of Cannabis in Canada Was Associated With a Decline in Beer Sales
  • Increased Distance From Cannabis Retailers Associated With Reduction in Past 30-day Cannabis Use Among California Adolescents

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