Aims

To support the free and open dissemination of research findings and information on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. To encourage open access to peer-reviewed articles free for all to view.

For full versions of posted research articles readers are encouraged to email requests for "electronic reprints" (text file, PDF files, FAX copies) to the corresponding or lead author, who is highlighted in the posting.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence May–June 2011


Interventions and Assessments

  • Brief Interventions Efficacious for Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Hospital Inpatients
  • Screening for Alcohol Misuse Does Not Ensure Appropriate Intervention
  • A Collaborative Care Model for Primary Care Delivery of Buprenorphine to Opioid-addicted Patients
  • Interim Methadone versus Standard Methadone: No Differences in Treatment Outcomes at 4 Months
  • Medication-specific Support May Reduce the Impact of Alcohol and Other Drug Use on Antiretroviral Adherence
  • People with HIV and Injection Drug Use Who Initiate Antiretroviral Therapy Do Not Increase Needle Sharing

Health Outcomes

  • Association between Daily Alcohol Use and Increased HIV Viral Load Independent of HAART Adherence
  • Continued Cannabis Use Increases Incidence of Psychotic Symptoms
  • The Association of Cannabis Use With Onset of Psychosis: Still Controversial
  • Alcohol Use and Death from Pancreatic Cancer
  • Preoperative Unhealthy Alcohol Use Increases Surgical Risk
  • Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease Risk and Outcomes: Compelling Evidence?
  • Heavy Drinking Associated with Greater Risk for Myocardial Infarction in a Study that Measured Alcohol More than Once
  • Association between Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Dementia in Patients Aged 75 and Older
  • Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Are Not Associated with Lower Rates of Overdose or Prescription Opioid Consumption

Slide Presentations

  • Update on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health
  • Journal Club 

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