Addiction Medicine
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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.
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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.
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LSD use triples among young adults with depression
The increase in LSD use was higher among those earning less than $75,000 per year.
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Why legal pot makes this physician sick
Cannabis-related emergency department visits from all acute-care hospitals in California increased by 1,808% from 2005 to 2019 in patients aged 65...
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Cannabis use growing among menopausal women
Cannabis is being increasingly marketed for treating menopause-related and aging-related symptoms.
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Growing ‘tranq’ threat poses challenges for PCPs
“Xylazine is making the deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced, fentanyl, even deadlier.”
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Substance-induced psychosis tied to schizophrenia risk
ER visits related to cannabis use had the highest risk of transition to a schizophrenia spectrum disorder.