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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Opioid Prescriptions and Overdose

Risk for overdose increases with increasing daily dose prescribed.

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Smoking Cessation and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

Excess diabetes risk in quitters is mediated partially by weight gain.

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Substance Use Disorders and the Course of Bipolar Disorder

Comorbid substance use disorder increases the risk that a depressive episode will switch to mania or hypomania, but may have few effects on recovery.

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Delivering Medical Care to Public Mental Health Patients

Medical case management in community mental health centers improves access and outcomes.

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Smoking Cessation: The Benefits of Doing Your Best

In survivors of acute MI, quitting smoking improved mortality risk, and so did reducing the number of cigarettes smoked.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

An Early Developmental Marker of Future Criminality?

Deficient fear conditioning at age 3 years may portend future criminality.

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Could Combining Stimulants and Antidepressants Increase Substance Abuse Risk?

An animal study shows that methylphenidate and an SSRI act synergistically to mimic the effects of cocaine.

LETTER TO READERS

2009 Year in ReviewFree

A perspective on the most important research in the field from the past year

Reducing the Adverse Impacts of Substance AbuseFree

Neurobiology reveals the way to new treatments, but slowly.

Suicide — New Data on Causes and CuresFree

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.

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