Substance Abuse
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Opioid Prescriptions and Overdose
- February 5, 2010
- J. Stephen Bohan, MD, MS, FACP, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
Risk for overdose increases with increasing daily dose prescribed.
- Reviewing:
- Dunn KM et al. Ann Intern Med 2010 Jan 19; 152:85
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Smoking Cessation and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
- February 4, 2010
- Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- General Medicine
Excess diabetes risk in quitters is mediated partially by weight gain.
- Reviewing:
- Yeh H-C et al. Ann Intern Med 2010 Jan 5; 152:10
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Substance Use Disorders and the Course of Bipolar Disorder
- January 25, 2010
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Comorbid substance use disorder increases the risk that a depressive episode will switch to mania or hypomania, but may have few effects on recovery.
- Reviewing:
- Ostacher MJ et al. Am J Psychiatry 2009 Dec 15
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Delivering Medical Care to Public Mental Health Patients
- January 25, 2010
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Medical case management in community mental health centers improves access and outcomes.
- Reviewing:
- Druss BG et al. Am J Psychiatry 2009 Dec 15
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Smoking Cessation: The Benefits of Doing Your Best
- January 20, 2010
- Joel M. Gore, MD
- Cardiology
In survivors of acute MI, quitting smoking improved mortality risk, and so did reducing the number of cigarettes smoked.
- Reviewing:
- Gerber Y et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 Dec 15/22; 54:2382
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
An Early Developmental Marker of Future Criminality?
- January 11, 2010
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
Deficient fear conditioning at age 3 years may portend future criminality.
- Reviewing:
- Gao Y et al. Am J Psychiatry 2009 Nov 16
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Could Combining Stimulants and Antidepressants Increase Substance Abuse Risk?
- January 11, 2010
- Barbara Geller, MD
- Psychiatry
An animal study shows that methylphenidate and an SSRI act synergistically to mimic the effects of cocaine.
- Reviewing:
- Steiner H et al. Biol Psychiatry 2009 Nov 20
LETTER TO READERS
2009 Year in ReviewFree
- January 4, 2010
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
A perspective on the most important research in the field from the past year
Reducing the Adverse Impacts of Substance AbuseFree
- January 4, 2010
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
Neurobiology reveals the way to new treatments, but slowly.
Suicide — New Data on Causes and CuresFree
- January 4, 2010
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Careful assessment of suicidal thoughts and acts, awareness of traits associated with suicide, and vigorous treatment with medication and psychotherapy are essential for suicidal patients.
