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September-October 2020

Interventions and Assessments

  • Few Adolescent-serving Addiction Treatment Centers in the US Offer Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
  • Brief Interventions May Be Effective for Lower-risk Non-cannabis Substance Use

Health Outcomes

  • Higher-Potency Cannabis Use Associated With Cannabis Use Problems and Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Young Adults
  • Canadian Geospatial Analysis Finds Association Between Cannabis Use and Major Congenital Anomalies
  • Prenatal Exposure to Buprenorphine or Methadone Is Not Clearly Associated with Children’s Cognitive Outcomes
  • Oral Antibiotics Decrease Readmissions Among People Who Inject Drugs Admitted With Invasive Infections Leaving Against Medical Advice
  • Does Initiation of Opioid Agonist Therapy Affect the Use of Other Substances?

Prescription Drugs and Pain

  • Discontinuation of Opioid Analgesics is Particularly Risky for Those With Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorders
  • Increased Pain Sensitivity in Patients with Chronic Pain Who Developed Opioid Use Disorder

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