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May-June 2024

Interventions and Assessments

  • Peer Support Services for Substance Use Disorders May Reduce Acute Care Utilization
  • Opioid Craving Partially Mediates the Effect of Opioid Agonist Treatment on Likelihood of Non-prescribed Opioid Use

Health Outcomes

  • Adolescent Cannabis Use is Associated With Subsequent Anxiety Symptoms and Disorders
  • Stimulant Therapy for Adolescent ADHD Not Associated With Subsequent Non-medical Stimulant Use
  • Stigma in Healthcare Settings is Associated With Reduced Healthcare Access Among Women Who Inject Drugs
  • British Columbia’s “Safer Opioid Supply” Policy Associated With Increased Opioid-related Hospitalizations
  • Benzodiazepine Discontinuation is Associated With Increased Mortality and Other Negative Outcomes

Prescription Drugs and Pain

  • Among Patients Receiving Long-term Opioid Therapy, Stimulant-positive Drug Tests Were Not Associated With Subsequent Harm
  • Daily Cannabis Use Associated With Decreased Pain Tolerance

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