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March-April 2020

Interventions and Assessments

  • Are Alcoholics Anonymous and Other 12-step Programs Effective for Alcohol Use Disorder?
  • Buprenorphine-naloxone Does Not Result in an Increased Incidence of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome Compared With Buprenorphine Alone

Health Outcomes

  • Medical Cannabis Dispensary Density Associated With Cannabis Use Among Young Adults
  • Rates of Smoked Tobacco Use Decline While Cannabis Use Increases Among US Young Adults
  • Rapid Access to an Addiction Medicine Clinic Has the Potential to Decrease Emergency Department Visits for Alcohol-related Issues
  • Injection Drug Use-Related Infective Endocarditis is Increasing and Associated With Poor Patient Outcomes
  • Approximately One in Five Adults With Opioid Use Disorder in Six Large US Healthcare Systems Receive Buprenorphine

HIV and HCV

  • Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Remain Underutilized, Especially Among People Living With HIV

Prescription Drugs and Pain

  • Factors Associated With Co-prescription of Naloxone With Opioid Medications

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