Addiction Medicine
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How an Obesity Drug Could Help Alcohol Use Disorder
“There was a very strong response, even at a very low dose.”
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Screening for alcohol use disorder cuts hospital readmission
Screening, a brief intervention, and a referral was associated with significantly reduced 30-day and 90-day likelihood of readmission for...
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Mass shooters and mental illness: Reexamining the connection
Untreated mental illness combined with access to firearms poses a lethal threat to society.
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Smoking alters salivary microbiota in potential path to disease risk
"Decreased microbial nitrate reduction pathway abundance in smokers may provide an additional explanation for the effect of smoking on...
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Most effective meds for alcohol use disorder flagged
Acamprosate and naltrexone had the highest strength of evidence and were both associated with improvement in drinking outcomes.
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ACS expands lung cancer screening eligibility
Greater uptake and adherence needed to reduce deaths.
From the Journals
Telehealth linked to better opioid treatment retention
There was no increased risk of nonfatal overdose with telehealth treatment.
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Predictors of prescription opioid overdose
“Awareness of, and attention to, several patient and prescription characteristics may help reduce the risk of opioid overdose among people living...
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New Canadian guidelines for high-risk drinking, AUD
All patients with AUD should be referred for psychosocial treatment, and those with moderate to severe AUD should be offered naltrexone,...
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Here’s how to help Black smokers quit
Clinicians need to be more aggressive in recommending every treatment possible if one treatment fails.
From the Journals
LSD use triples among young adults with depression
The increase in LSD use was higher among those earning less than $75,000 per year.