Journal Club Presentations by Type

Harm

• Journal Club Mar-Apr 2022
  on Higher Opioid Medication Dose and Discontinuation Are Weakly Associated With Substance-related Morbidity
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2018
  on Marijuana as a Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factor in People Living With HIV
• Journal Club July-Aug 2017
  on Alcohol Use Increases Cardiovascular and Renal Event Risk among Young-to-Middle-Aged Smokers with Hypertension
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2015
  on Effects of Alcohol on Blood Pressure Among Women: A Randomized Trial
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2014
  on Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Risk of Skin Cancers: A Report from the Women’s Health Initiative
• Journal Club July-Aug 2012
  on Prevalence of Alcohol Use Disorder Symptoms Increased after Bariatric Surgery
• Journal Club March-April 2012
  on In the US, Deaths from HCV Now Exceed Those from HIV
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2012
  on Modest Marijuana Exposure Does Not Adversely Affect Pulmonary Function, but High Cumulative Exposure Does
• Journal Club July-Aug 2011
  on Higher Prescribed Opioid Doses Are Associated with Overdose Deaths
• Journal Club May-June 2011
  on Alcohol Use and Death from Pancreatic Cancer
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2010
  on Drinking Pattern and Beverage Type Modify Alcohol’s Effect on Risk of Coronary Disease
• Journal Club May-June 2010
  on Adverse Events Are Not Increased with Beta-Blockers in Cocaine Chest Pain
• Journal Club March-April 2010
  on Overdose in Patients Prescribed Opioids
• Journal Club July-Aug 2009
  on Alcohol and Pancreatic Cancer
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2009
  on Unhealthy Alcohol Use Is Associated with Medication Nonadherence
• Journal Club July-Aug 2008
  on What Are the Risks of Risky Drinking?
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2007
  on Does Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain Contribute to Opioid Use Disorders?
• Journal Club July-Aug 2007
  on Smoking, Drinking, and the Risk of Raynaud’s Phenomenon 
• Journal Club March-April 2007
  on Alcohol Intake Triggers Recurrent Gout Attacks
• Journal Club May-June 2006
  on Can Drinking During Pregnancy Raise the Risk of Childhood Leukemia?

Therapy

• Journal Club July-Aug 2021
  on Social Worker-led Inpatient Navigation Reduced Hospital Readmissions and Improved Substance Use Disorder Treatment Engagement
• Journal Club May-June 2021
  on Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Alcohol Use Disorder Is Not Inferior to Face-to-face CBT for Reducing Alcohol Consumption
• Journal Club May-June 2020
  on Alcohol Abstinence to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2019
  on Antiretroviral and Opioid Agonist Treatment Improve Survival Among People With HIV Who Inject Drugs
• Journal Club July-August 2018
  on Middle School Interventions Reduce Rates of Alcohol Use Disorder at High School Graduation
• Journal Club May-June 2018
  on Varenicline Reduces Smoking, May Reduce Alcohol Use, Among People With Alcohol Use Disorder Who Smoke
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2017
  on A Multicomponent Primary-care Intervention Can Improve Guideline-concordant Opioid Prescribing
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2017
  on Buprenorphine Is Superior to Morphine for the Treatment of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2017
  on How Best to Implement Alcohol Screening and Brief Advice in Primary Care?
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2016
  on A Comparison of Buprenorphine Implants with Sublingual Buprenorphine Among Abstinent Adults with Opioid Use Disorder
• Journal Club May-June 2016
  on Extended-Release Naltrexone Decreases Return to Opioid Use Among Individuals Involved with the Criminal Justice System
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2015
  on Randomized Trial Finds Modest and Mixed Effects of Alcohol on Cardiometabolic Markers in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
• Journal Club March-April 2015
  on Reduce-to-Quit Approach in Smoking Cessation Using Varenicline Shows Promise
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2014
  on One-to-Two Session Brief Interventions Don’t Reduce Unhealthy Substance Use in Primary Care Settings
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2014
  on Initiating Buprenorphine Treatment During Hospitalization Improves Engagement in Care and Reduces Illicit Opioid Use
• Journal Club May-June 2014
  on Implementation of Screening and Brief Intervention with Fidelity in Trauma Centers: Challenging but Not Impossible
• Journal Club March-April 2014
  on Gabapentin Can Decrease Heavy Drinking and Increase Abstinence for Patients with Alcohol Dependence
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2013
  on Chronic Care Management in Primary Care for Patients with Substance Dependence Yields Little Benefit
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2013
  on Brief Intervention Enhanced by Interactive Voice Response Reduces Heavy Drinking among People with HIV and Alcohol Dependence
• Journal Club July-Aug 2013
  on Daily Tenofovir Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Reduces HIV Transmission among People with Injection Drug Use in Drug Treatment
• Journal Club May-June 2013
  on Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Not Effective in Clinical Practice
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2012
  on Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in General Practice: Can You Lead a Mule to Water?
• Journal Club May-June 2012
  on Illicit-Drug Brief Intervention Reduced Risk Score among Some Patients in a Randomized Trial
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2011
  on Buprenorphine-Naloxone Works for Prescription Opioid Dependence As Long As It Is Maintained
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2011
  on Counseling and Case Management Increases Eligibility for HCV Treatment
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2011
  on Do Primary Care-based Interventions Decrease Alcohol Use in Older Drinkers?
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2010
  on Web-based Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention Reduces Drinking among College Students
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2009
  on Brief Intervention for Hospitalized Patients with Problematic Prescription Drug Use: No Long-lasting Effects
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2009
  on Heroin to Treat Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Trial
• Journal Club March-April 2009
  on Brief Intervention in the Hospital May Reduce Prescription Drug Misuse
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2008
  on Longer Treatment with Buprenorphine-Naloxone Improves Outcomes in Opioid-dependent Young Adults
• Journal Club Jan-March 2008
  on Topiramate Reduces Drinking in Adults With Alcohol Dependence
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2007
  on Randomized Trial Shows Patients With Diabetes and MI Benefit From Red Wine
• Journal Club May-June 2005
  on Brief Counseling at Regular Office Visits Reduces Drinking for 1 Year
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2004
  on Collaborative Care Reduces Alcohol Problems and PTSD in Trauma Patients

Prognosis

• Journal Club July-August 2022
  on Alcohol Use Disorder Pharmacotherapy Associated with Improved Liver Disease Outcomes
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2022
  on Six-month Abstinence From Drinking Prior to Liver Transplant Does Not Improve Outcomes in Patients With Alcohol-associated Liver Disease
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2021
  on Does Extended Release Buprenorphine Improve Treatment Retention Compared with Other Medications for Opioid Use Disorder?
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2020
  on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Receipt of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2019
  on The Association of Alcohol Consumption with the Risk of Dementia
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2019
  on Maintenance of Drinking Reductions to Lower Risk Over Time
• Journal Club May-June 2019
  on Purported Protective Effects of Alcohol Largely Non-causal
• Journal Club March-April 2019
  on Engagement with Opioid Use Disorder Medication Improves Treatment Retention Among Youth
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2018
  on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder After Opioid Overdose Is Associated With Reduced Mortality
• Journal Club March-April 2018
  on E-cigarette and Other Smokeless Product Use Is Associated With Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Adolescents
• Journal Club March-April 2017
  on Alcohol Use Has Little, If Any, Effect on Hepatitis C Treatment Response
• Journal Club July-Aug 2016
  on Cannabis Use Increases the Risk of Substance Use Disorder
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2016
  on Nonfatal Opioid Overdose Rarely Results in Opioid Prescription Discontinuation
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2015
  on Opioid Agonist Treatment Is Associated with a Lower Incidence of Hepatitis C Infection Among People with Injection Drug Use
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2010
  on Patients with Chronic Pain and a Substance Use Disorder May Have Better Pain Outcomes with More Intensive Treatments
• Journal Club May-June 2008
  on Wine, but Not Other Alcoholic Beverages, Associated with Less Dementia
• Journal Club April 2008
  on Death Before, During, and After Opioid Maintenance Treatment
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2007
  on What Predicts Harmful Alcohol Use After Liver Transplantation?
• Journal Club May-June 2007
  on Persistent Pain Increases Risk of Relapse
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2005
  on Predicting Alcohol Withdrawal in Medical Inpatients
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2005
  on Risky Drinking Associated With Psychiatric Disorders
• Journal Club March-April 2005
  on Older Adults Often Exceed Alcohol Consumption Limits
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2005
  on Does Alcohol Consumption Increase the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter?
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2004
  on Adolescent Substance Use and Later Alcohol and Drug Dependence
• Journal Club July-Aug 2004
  on Alcohol, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality

Diagnostic Tests

• Journal Club May-June 2015
  on The Substance Use Brief Screen: A Comprehensive Tool for Unhealthy Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drug Use in Primary Care
• Journal Club July-Aug 2010
  on Can a Single Question Detect Drug Use and Drug Use Disorders?
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2006
  on Combining GGT and CDT to Detect Unhealthy Alcohol Use
• Journal Club July-Aug 2005
  on Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use With 1 or 2 Questions

Qualitative Research

• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2006
  on Primary Care Clinicians Lack Comfort and Skills in Discussing Alcohol Use

Using Review Articles

• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2020
  on Prenatal Exposure to Buprenorphine or Methadone Is Not Clearly Associated with Children’s Cognitive Outcomes
• Journal Club July-Aug 2020
  on Although Not Evidence-based, the USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Drug Use
• Journal Club March-April 2020
  on Are Alcoholics Anonymous and Other 12-step Programs Effective for Alcohol Use Disorder?
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2020
  on Technology-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Shows Benefit
• Journal Club Sept-Oct 2018
  on For Your Health, No Amount of Alcohol Is Safe
• Journal Club March-April 2016
  on Associations Found Between Prenatal Alcohol Use and Many Co-Occurring Medical Conditions
• Journal Club July-Aug 2015
  on Referral to Treatment (the “RT” in “SBIRT”) Does Not Lead to Treatment
• Journal Club July-Aug 2014
  on Acamprosate and Naltrexone: Similar Efficacy for Reducing Return to Drinking
• Journal Club Nov-Dec 2012
  on Meta-Analysis: Behavioral Counseling Interventions for Nondependent Unhealthy Alcohol Use Decrease Drinking in Adult Primary-Care Patients
• Journal Club Jan-Feb 2006
  on Does Alcohol Use Increase Hepatitis C Virus Replication?

Economic Analysis of Clinical Practice

• Journal Club May-June 2009
  on Impact of Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless People with High Use of Alcohol-related Crisis Services
• Journal Club March-April 2006
  on The Costs and Benefits of Screening With Carbohydrate-Deficient Transferrin in Primary Care