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November-December 2014

Interventions and Assessments

  • One-to-Two Session Brief Interventions Don’t Reduce Unhealthy Substance Use in Primary Care Settings
  • Brief Intervention for Drug Use Has No Efficacy in the Emergency Department
  • Brief Screening and Assessment for Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents
  • Bias Favoring Report of Positive Alcohol Brief Intervention Trials: Time to Get the Whole Truth
  • Blood-Alcohol Biomarkers Not a Substitute for Self-Report Among Young People with Injection Drug Use

Health Outcomes

  • Heavy Marijuana Use in Adolescence is Associated with Disability Later in Life
  • Heavy Alcohol Consumption Associated with Risk of Liver Cancer

HIV and HCV

  • Despite Availability of Free Antiretroviral Treatment, HIV Infection Remains a Cause of Death Among People with Injection Drug Use
  • Injection Drug Use Associated with HIV Treatment Non-Adherence
  • Living as a Couple Is Associated with Hepatitis C Risk Practices
  • Is Strict Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Effective in the Setting of Daily Heavy Episodic Drinking?
  • Prescription and Non-Medical Use of Opioids, Benzodiazepines, Muscle Relaxants, and Stimulants Among People with HIV Infection Who Are Homeless

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Slide Presentations

  • Journal Club Nov-Dec 2014
  • Update Nov-Dec 2014
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