May-June 2016
Resource Alert
Interventions and Assessments
- Guideline-Concordant Long-Term Opioid Therapy Associated with Lower All-Cause Mortality
- Extended-Release Naltrexone Decreases Return to Opioid Use Among Individuals Involved with the Criminal Justice System
- Alcohol Consumption Monitoring with Sanctions for People Arrested for Alcohol-Related Crimes Associated with Reduced Mortality
- Methadone Treatment is Associated with Less Opioid Use And Better Retention Compared with Buprenorphine/Naloxone
Health Outcomes
- “Moderate” Drinking May Not Reduce Mortality Risk
- E-Cigarette Use Not Associated with Tobacco Cigarette Smoking Cessation Intent Among French Youths
- Which Youth with Alcohol and Drug-Related Injuries Are At Highest Risk For Future Death And Emergency Readmission?
- In Patients with Psychosis, Cannabis Use Is Associated with Adverse Clinical Outcomes
- New Meta-Analysis Investigates Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
HIV and HCV
- Among People with HIV Who Inject Drugs, Incarceration Is A Barrier To Antiretroviral Therapy While Engagement In Methadone Treatment Promotes It
- Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Hepatitis C Infrequently Receive Hepatitis C Services
- Patterns of HCV Transmission May Inform Treatment-As-Prevention Efforts Among People Who Inject Drugs
- Increasing Patients’ Knowledge About HCV May Promote Engagement in HCV Care
Prescription Drugs and Pain
- New CDC Guidelines Recommend Limits on Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
- Policymakers Call for Guidelines, Training, and Research to Mitigate Unhealthy Opioid Use Among People with Chronic Pain