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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

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  • Update March-April 2014
  • Journal Club March-April 2014
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