Addiction Medicine
From the Journals
OxyContin marketing push still exacting a deadly toll, study says
The authors say their findings support the view that the opioid epidemic is creating a converging public health crisis, as it is fueling a surge...
Commentary
A new and completely different pain medicine
Patients assigned to the highest dose of VX-548 had a statistically significant lower cumulative amount of pain in the 48 hours after surgery.
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Prescribing lifestyle changes: When medicine isn’t enough
In prescribing lifestyle changes, it is important to offer most of these changes as suggestions, not as things we insist on.
From the Journals
Oxycodone tied to persistent use only after vaginal delivery
Oxycodone receipt was not associated with persistent opioid use, compared with codeine.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Off-label medications for addictive disorders
Off-label agents may help treat certain substance use disorders and gambling.
Cases That Test Your Skills
Infested with worms, but are they really there?
Mr. H, age 51, abuses alcohol and methamphetamine. He presents to the ED for detoxification and believes he is infested with parasites. How can...
Commentary
Extended-release injectable naltrexone for opioid use disorder
We appreciate the important review by Gluck et al (“Managing patients with comorbid opioid and alcohol use disorders,” Current Psychiatry ,...
From the Journals
Reassuring data on stimulants for ADHD in kids and later substance abuse
Experts hope the study findings will quell the stigma surrounding stimulant use by children with ADHD.
From the Journals
Women increasingly dying of alcohol-related causes
“There are risks of alcohol that are unique to women for a variety of reasons, including differences in metabolism and the impact of hormones, as...
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Most Americans in favor of regulated therapeutic psychedelics
When asked who should be eligible for treatment with psychedelics, 80% said that they were comfortable with its use for those with terminal...
From the Journals
App cuts alcohol intake in risky drinkers
“Our brief electronic intervention had clear impact on the drinking behavior of hazardous drinkers.”