Addiction Medicine
Evidence-Based Reviews
Anticonvulsants for alcohol withdrawal: A review of the evidence
Several agents may be useful for treating mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms.
Commentary
Psychiatric consequences of nitrous oxide abuse
We would like to describe the case of a patient we treated who developed neuropsychiatric symptoms secondary to recreational use of nitrous oxide...
From the Journals
Naltrexone cuts hospitalization, deaths in alcohol use disorder
“Benzodiazepines should be avoided and not be administered other than for alcohol withdrawal symptoms,” Dr. Milja Heikkinen said.
From the Journals
National spike in methamphetamine overdose deaths
“While much attention is focused on the opioid crisis, a methamphetamine crisis has been quietly, but actively gaining steam,” said Dr. Nora D....
Feature
HHS will drop buprenorphine waiver rule for most physicians
There were more than 83,000 deaths attributed to drug overdoses in the United States in the 12 months ending in June 2020.
From the Journals
Childhood smoking and depression contribute to young adult opioid use
Tobacco use and untreated mental health issues in children may increase future vulnerability to opioids.
From the Journals
Machine learning flags key risk factors for suicide attempts
“We identified functional impairment, such as doing activities less carefully ... as a new important risk,” said Angel Garcia de la Garza.
Hard Talk
Polydoctoring: The case against fragmented psychiatric care
My main concern with the fragmentation of modern psychiatry stems from my belief that the most important facet of our work is our relationship...
From the Journals
Heavy drinking by teens may affect white-matter integrity
The results provide clinicians with yet another reason to ask adolescents about their alcohol use, said investigator Dr. Adolf Pfefferbaum.
Commentary
Reducing COVID-19 opioid deaths
Take steps to lessen the impact of the pandemic on patients with substance use disorders.
Savvy Psychopharmacology
Pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder in patients with hepatic impairment
The risk of alcoholic liver disease increases with daily alcohol consumption; however, it is also dependent on genetic predisposition, age, gender...