Addiction Medicine
Conference Coverage
Alcohol abstinence questioned as addiction treatment goal
BONITA SPRINGS, FLA. – Data suggest that patients often achieve significant improvements by reducing alcohol intake short of abstinence.
From the Journals
E-cigarettes beat nicotine patch for smoking cessation
The findings contrast with those of earlier studies, which showed a lesser effect of e-cigarettes as a stop-smoking strategy.
Behavioral Health
Alcohol use disorder: How best to screen and intervene
The USPSTF recommends the AUDIT, the AUDIT-C, or the single-question NIAAA screen. The CAGE screening tool has low sensitivity at lower levels of...
Commentary
We must counsel against heat-not-burn cigarettes
Heat-not-burn aerosols deliver many of the same dangerous compounds as traditional cigarettes, including carbon monoxide, tar, and aromatic...
Daily News Podcast
Conservatism spreads in prostate cancer
And the tally of U.S. measles cases in 2019 exceeds 100.
Original Research
Dialing back opioids for chronic pain one conversation at a time
In this study, significant opioid tapering was achieved following frank discussions and the use of a tapering protocol. And patient-physician...
From the Journals
In California, opioids most often prescribed in low-income, mostly white areas
Opioid-related overdose deaths are highest in low-income white areas.
Case Reports
24-year-old with history of smoking tobacco and cannabis • dyspnea • chest tightness
► History of smoking tobacco and cannabis
► Dyspnea
► Chest tightness
News from the FDA/CDC
E-cig use reverses progress in reducing tobacco use in teens
Approximately 28% of high school e-cigarette users used them on more than 20 days of the past 30 days.
Applied Evidence
Buprenorphine to treat opioid use disorder: A practical guide
Medication-assisted treatment is demonstrably superior to abstinence and counseling in maintaining sobriety. The authors examine this effective...
Conference Coverage
Legal marijuana may complicate SUD treatment in adolescents
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Parental use of marijuana is not a good idea, especially when they have children at risk of comorbid use because of a mood...