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May-June 2008

Resource Alert

  • Exhaustive Review of the Literature Reveals Even Moderate Alcohol Intake Increases Risk of Cancer

Interventions and Assessments

  • Opioid Maintenance Therapy Saves Lives
  • Computerized Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention May Reduce Hazardous Drinking
  • Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal Is Poor Despite Proven Therapies
  • Adherence to Practice Guidelines Improves Outcomes of Opiate Agonist Treatment
  • American Heart Association Releases Guidelines on Treatment of Cocaine-Associated Chest Pain
  • Availability of Smoking Cessation Treatment for Patients in Substance Abuse Treatment Programs

Health Outcomes

  • Adopting Moderate Alcohol Consumption in Middle Age Reduces Cardiovascular Risk
  • Are Myocardial Infarction Survivors Who Smoke Marijuana at Higher Risk of Death?
  • Alcohol Tolerance: Prevalence and Potential Implications in Young Drinkers
  • Effects of Buprenorphine after Accidental Ingestion by Children
  • Does Moderate Alcohol Use Help Healthy Elderly Men Live to Age 90 Years?
  • Wine, but Not Other Alcoholic Beverages, Associated with Less Dementia
  • Effects of Exercise and Alcohol Intake on Cardiovascular Risk and Total Mortality
  • The Impact of Peer and Parental Modeling on Impaired Driving in Teenagers

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