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November-December 2019

Interventions and Assessments

  • Cannabinoid Agonist Oral Spray Nabiximols Modestly Reduces Cannabis Use

Health Outcomes

  • Prenatal Cannabis Use is Associated with Pre-Term Birth and Other Adverse Outcomes
  • Synthetic Cannabinoids Associated With Specific Severe Neuropsychiatric Outcomes in Adolescents
  • Are Drinking Goals Associated with Outcomes Among People with Alcohol Use Disorder?
  • The Association of Alcohol Consumption with the Risk of Dementia

HIV and HCV

  • Cannabis Does Not Affect Nonmedical Opioid Use, Opioid Medication Dose, or Pain Outcomes Among People Living With HIV
  • Substance Use Stigma Has a Negative Effect on Antiretroviral Adherence Among People Living With HIV

Prescription Drugs and Pain

  • Discontinuation of Opioids for Chronic Pain in Primary Care Associated With Subsequent Overdose Mortality
  • Updated HHS Guidelines: Avoid Rapid Tapering or Sudden Discontinuation of Prescription Opioids
  • Trends and Rapidity of Dose Tapering Among Patients Prescribed Long-term Opioid Therapy, 2008–2017
  • Withdrawal Symptoms Associated With Opioid Use Disorder Among Patients Prescribed Opioids for Chronic Pain

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