Substance Abuse
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Can Carotid Ultrasound Screening Motivate Smokers to Quit?
- February 7, 2012
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
In a randomized trial, screening was ineffective.
- Reviewing:
- Rodondi N et al. Arch Intern Med 2012 Jan 23
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Sobering Data About Young People's Attitudes Toward Alcohol
- February 6, 2012
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Strict societal and parental attitudes toward drinking decrease drinking and alcohol-related problems in young adults.
- Reviewing:
- Huckle T et al. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2012 Jan; 73:53
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
No Decline in Pulmonary Function with Marijuana Use
- January 26, 2012
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
But the effects of heavy use still are unclear.
- Reviewing:
- Pletcher MJ et al. JAMA 2012 Jan 11; 307:173
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Nebulized Naloxone Is Safe and Effective for Management of Opioid Overdose
- January 13, 2012
- Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP
- Emergency Medicine
But some patients will still require injected naloxone.
- Reviewing:
- Weber JM et al. Prehosp Emerg Care 2011 Dec 22
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Desipramine for PTSD and Alcoholism in Military Veterans
- January 9, 2012
- Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
- Psychiatry
A modest-sized study suggests that this forgotten tricyclic might have beneficial effects that equal those of FDA-approved medications for these two conditions.
- Reviewing:
- Petrakis IL et al. Neuropsychopharmacology 2011 Nov 16
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Religiosity Facilitate Substance Use Recovery in Teens?
- January 9, 2012
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Religious practices, not beliefs, were associated with improvements in an inpatient program.
- Reviewing:
- Kelly JF et al. J Stud Alcohol Drugs 2011 Nov; 72:1000
Who Will Become Violent? New Insights in Psychiatric Research
- December 30, 2011
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Substance abuse is a major factor increasing the risk for violence.
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Few Level I Trauma Centers Provide Pediatric Psychosocial Services
- December 22, 2011
- Katherine Bakes, MD
- Emergency Medicine
Fewer than 30% of centers nationwide offer pediatric services for alcohol abuse or PTSD.
- Reviewing:
- Zatzick DF et al. J Pediatr 2011 Dec; 159:1012
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
A Promising Intervention for Suicidal, Substance-Abusing AdolescentsFree
- December 22, 2011
- Joel Yager, MD
- Psychiatry
A modified CBT protocol involving patients and their families is more effective than enhanced treatment as usual.
- Reviewing:
- Esposito-Smythers C et al. J Consult Clin Psychol 2011 Dec; 79:728
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
DWI Means SUD
- December 19, 2011
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
A conviction for driving while impaired strongly suggests that the offender has a drug or alcohol use disorder.
- Reviewing:
- Lapham SC et al. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2011 Nov; 68:1151
