March-April 2014
Interventions and Assessments
- Gabapentin Can Decrease Heavy Drinking and Increase Abstinence for Patients with Alcohol Dependence
- Cannabis Use in Adolescents: Efficacy of a Prevention-Focused Brief Intervention in Primary Care
- Single Screening Questions Can be Used to Assess for Substance Dependence in Primary Care
Health Outcomes
- Most Adults with Heavy Episodic Drinking in the U.S. Have Never Talked with a Health Professional About Their Alcohol Use
- Low-Dose Opioids May be Safe in Patients with Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Long-Term Oxygen Therapy
- Most Alcohol Use Disorders Remit, but Unhealthy Drinking Often Persists
- Midlife Alcohol Consumption and Cognitive Decline
- Effects of Alcohol Consumption on the Risk of Gout
- Factors Associated with of Receiving Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders
HIV and HCV
- Patients Value Programs that Integrate Medical and Substance Use Treatment
- Barriers and Facilitators for HCV Treatment Engagement within Integrated Care Delivery Models
- Correlates of Crack or Injection Drug Use Cessation among Canadians Coinfected with HIV and Hepatitis C