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September-October 2009

Interventions and Assessments

  • Heroin to Treat Opioid Dependence: A Randomized Trial
  • Meta-analysis Confirms Methadone Maintenance Reduces Illicit Opioid Use and Improves Treatment Retention in Patients with Opioid Dependence
  • Methadone Maintenance Therapy Decreases Arrests
  • Impaired Memory in Subjects Receiving Opioid Agonist Treatment Who Also Abuse Benzodiazepines
  • Impact of Buprenorphine Inquiries and Treatment on an Urban Community Health Center
  • Improving Entry into Post-detoxification Treatment
  • Injectable Risperidone for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence

Health Outcomes

  • AUDIT-C Scores Greater than 7 Predict Fracture Risk
  • Does Heavy Alcohol Use Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer?
  • Alcohol Consumption Limits Associated with Alcohol Problems in Older Adults
  • Greater Alcohol Intake Increases the Risk for Hypertension, but Perhaps Not for Consumers of Red Wine
  • Moderate Alcohol Intake Is Associated with Better Endothelial Function
  • More than Half of All Deaths in Russia among People Aged 15–54 Years Are Attributable to Alcohol
  • Action toward Change Predicts Reduced Alcohol Consumption among Unhealthy Drinkers, but Recognition of the Problem Does Not

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  • Update Sept-Oct 2009
  • Journal Club Sept-Oct 2009
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