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Smoking Prevention Intervention in Adolescents
- General Medicine
- Summary and Comment
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A specific provider- and peer-delivered intervention raised both continuing abstinence rates among nonsmokers and cessation rates among smokers.
- By Howard Bauchner, MD
- May 8, 2008
- Covering Pediatrics 2008 Apr
Marijuana Use and Mortality After Myocardial Infarction
- General Medicine
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An analysis suggests that marijuana use is associated with higher short-term risk for mortality in survivors of MI.
- By Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH
- May 6, 2008
- Covering Am Heart J 2008 Mar
Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids
- Psychiatry
- Summary and Comment
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An increasing problem in both adults and adolescents
- By Deborah Cowley, MD
- May 5, 2008
- Covering Drug Alcohol Depend 2008 Apr 1
Guidelines: MI and Chest Pain Associated with Cocaine Use
- Cardiology
- Clinical Practice Guideline Watch
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A scientific statement summarizes urgent and nonurgent care of a subgroup of chest-pain patients with unique characteristics.
- By Mark S. Link, MD
- April 16, 2008
- Covering Circulation 2008 Apr 8
Possible New Treatment for Alcohol Dependence
- General Medicine
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A drug that inactivates the neurokinin 1 receptor reduced cravings for alcohol.
- By Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- April 8, 2008
- Covering Science 2008 Mar 14
Inappropriate Treatment for Alcohol Withdrawal Is Common
- General Medicine
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Care is poor, despite the existence of proven therapies.
- By Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, FACP, FASAM
- March 27, 2008
- Covering Mayo Clin Proc 2008 Mar
Telling Smokers Their Lung Age Increases Their Likelihood of Quitting
- General Medicine
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Expressing spirometry results as lung age is more effective than providing raw numbers.
- By Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- March 25, 2008
- Covering BMJ 2008 Mar 15
New Treatment for Alcoholism?
- Psychiatry
- Summary and Comment
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A receptor antagonist that targets craving and stress has positive effects.
- By Jonathan Silver, MD
- March 24, 2008
- Covering Science 2008 Mar 14
Increasing Amphetamine Abuse Among Pregnant Women
- General Medicine
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Hospitalizations for amphetamine abuse in pregnant women have doubled and primarily occur in the western region of the U.S.
- By Robert W. Rebar, MD
- March 20, 2008
- Covering Obstet Gynecol 2008 Feb
Cannabis Smoking Is Bad for Oral Health
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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Periodontal disease can now be added to the list of potential adverse effects of marijuana smoking.
- By F. Bruder Stapleton, MD
- March 12, 2008
- Covering JAMA 2008 Feb 6