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Can Carotid Ultrasound Screening Motivate Smokers to Quit?

In a randomized trial, screening was ineffective.

Sobering Data About Young People's Attitudes Toward Alcohol

Strict societal and parental attitudes toward drinking decrease drinking and alcohol-related problems in young adults.

No Decline in Pulmonary Function with Marijuana Use

But the effects of heavy use still are unclear.

Nebulized Naloxone Is Safe and Effective for Management of Opioid Overdose

But some patients will still require injected naloxone.

Desipramine for PTSD and Alcoholism in Military Veterans

A modest-sized study suggests that this forgotten tricyclic might have beneficial effects that equal those of FDA-approved medications for these two conditions.

Does Religiosity Facilitate Substance Use Recovery in Teens?

Religious practices, not beliefs, were associated with improvements in an inpatient program.

Who Will Become Violent? New Insights in Psychiatric Research

Substance abuse is a major factor increasing the risk for violence.

Few Level I Trauma Centers Provide Pediatric Psychosocial Services

Fewer than 30% of centers nationwide offer pediatric services for alcohol abuse or PTSD.

A Promising Intervention for Suicidal, Substance-Abusing Adolescents

A modified CBT protocol involving patients and their families is more effective than enhanced treatment as usual.

DWI Means SUD

A conviction for driving while impaired strongly suggests that the offender has a drug or alcohol use disorder.

Smoking, Severity of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, and Response to Therapy — What's the Right Answer?

In this most recent study, current smokers were more likely to have severe disease that was less responsive to antimalarials.

Levamisole-Adulterated Cocaine Might Not Be Associated with Agranulocytosis

Providers should obtain a complete blood count to evaluate for agranulocytosis in cocaine users with suggestive symptoms.

More Bad News About Varenicline

Compared with other smoking-cessation treatments, the risk for suicidal behavior or depression was markedly increased with varenicline.

Rise in Fatal Overdoses of Prescription Opioid Pain Relievers

Prescription opioid overdoses kill more people each year than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.

Alcohol and Murder, East and West

Despite national differences, alcohol use clearly contributes to homicide, especially among those who heavily binge drink.

Don't Drink If Your House Might Catch Fire

High blood alcohol concentrations are associated with fatal smoking-related fires and with a lower likelihood that death was caused by blocked escape.

Use of Stimulants in Adolescents with Substance Abuse and ADHD

Adding stimulant treatment to behavioral therapy did not further reduce ADHD symptoms or substance use.

Alcohol-Induced Brain Damage Increases Relapse Risk

Abstainers and relapsers show before-treatment volume differences in the mesocorticolimbic reward system.

A New Drug Option for Smoking Cessation?

Cytisine is modestly effective, but not sold in the U.S.

Directly Observed ART: The Benefits Last Only as Long as the Intervention

A post-trial analysis supports the use of long-term antiretroviral DOT for HIV-infected patients who are heavily engaged in methadone maintenance care.

How Chronic Amphetamine Abuse Alters Thought

In an animal study, previous amphetamine use altered pathways between the medial PFC and basolateral amygdala and disrupted emotional and cognitive processes.

Mindfulness Reduces Smoking

As a stand-alone treatment, mindfulness training seems effective for smoking cessation.

Smoking Raises Surgical Risk

A retrospective analysis reveals that smokers have worse perioperative outcomes, but optimum timing for preoperative tobacco cessation remains unclear.

Genetics of Psychosocial Stress–Induced Alcohol Consumption

In both mice and men, a risk allele of a circadian rhythm gene interacts with psychosocial stress to induce excessive drinking.

Spiritual Beliefs Associated with Better Drinking Outcomes

Changes in beliefs over 6 months predicted later improvement in alcohol dependence.

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