Addiction Medicine
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Last call? Moderate alcohol’s health benefits look increasingly doubtful
These new findings mean physicians will find themselves imparting a more nuanced message about the health impacts of moderate alcohol consumption...
From the Journals
Transcranial magnetic stimulation shows promise for alcohol addiction
Dr. Markus Heilig now hopes to carry out a multisite phase 3 study of the intervention.
Conference Coverage
Many clinicians feel ill-prepared for drug overdose deaths
A patient overdose death can change clinical decision-making for providers experiencing high levels of stress related to the death.
Conference Coverage
Most addiction specialists support legalized therapeutic psychedelics
Most respondents wanted legal therapeutic psychedelics to be administered only in controlled settings.
Conference Coverage
Is prescribing stimulants OK for comorbid opioid use disorder, ADHD?
One new study showed that from 2007-2017, there was a threefold increase in OUD and comorbid ADHD.
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A pandemic silver lining? Dramatic drop in teen drug use
The latest findings, from the Monitoring the Future survey, represent the largest 1-year decrease in overall illicit drug use reported since the...
Conference Coverage
Women struggle with benzodiazepine addiction post chemotherapy treatment
Sedatives like benzodiazepines are used to control nausea, anxiety, and insomnia during chemotherapy treatment, but overuse and failing to taper...
Applied Evidence
Using biomarkers to quantify problematic alcohol use
Direct biomarkers detect alcohol even in small amounts shortly after ingestion. But which one is nearly 100% specific for alcohol use?
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Boom in sports betting spurs new guidance on gambling disorder
There are no FDA-approved drugs for gambling disorder, but new evidence supports the use of certain agents, such as naltrexone and OTC N-...
From the Journals
Short-acting opioids needed for withdrawal in U.S. hospitals, say experts
The short-acting drugs can complement methadone and buprenorphine to help patients get faster relief and help patients stay in the hospital to...
From the Journals
Lithium’s antisuicidal effects questioned
The researchers note that the study did not reach its original recruitment goal.