Addiction Medicine
Applied Evidence
Patient abusing alcohol or drugs? Help starts with a single question
Although binge drinking and drug use are rarely discussed during office visits, they’re common, costly, and potentially fatal. Help patients stop...
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Photo-aging tool dissuades teens from smoking
Major Finding: One in seven young smokers quit 6 months after viewing photo-aged pictures of themselves.Data Source: A prospective, randomized...
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States fall short on tobacco prevention
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Migraine with aura confers high CV risk in women
Major Finding: Cardiovascular events occurred with an incidence of 7.9 per 1,000 women per year among women who had migraine with aura, second...
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Alcohol counseling often missed in teen visits
Major Finding: Counseling on harmful behaviors was inconsistent as 21% of teens were advised to reduce/stop binge drinking while 36% were advised...
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Smoking ups mortality threefold
Major Finding: Smokers are three times more likely to die than nonsmokers, with nearly all of the excess deaths directly attributable to smoking....
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Marijuana Use, Perceptions Changing in 12th Graders
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FDA proposal encourages development of abuse deterrent opioids
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CDC: Binge drinking in women, girls under-recognized
Major Finding: One in eight U.S.
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Marijuana most popular drug of abuse among teens
Major Finding: One in five high school seniors believe marijuana use is harmful. Data Source: Monitoring the Future, a survey of 45,449 U.S. teens...