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Current Issue: March–April 2016

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Resource Alert

• International Society of Addiction Journal Editors Adopts Non-Stigmatizing Language

Interventions and Assessments

• Nalmefene May Reduce Alcohol Consumption Minimally Among People with Dependence

Health Outcomes

• Exploration of the Complex Interrelationship Between Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids and Heroin Use
• Incarceration-Related Withdrawal from Methadone Leads to Aversion to Opioid Agonist Treatment
• Inability to Access Addiction Treatment Is Associated with Initiation of Injection Drug Use
• High-Quality Motivational Interviewing Skills In Brief Interventions for Drug Use In Primary Care Are Not Associated with Better Outcomes
• More Restrictive DEA Scheduling of Hydrocodone Combination Products Substantially Reduced the Number of Prescriptions and Tablets Dispensed
• Alcohol-Related Conditions Play An Important Role In Inequalities In Total Mortality
• Associations Found Between Prenatal Alcohol Use and Many Co-Occurring Medical Conditions
• Decreased Pain Associated with Less Return to Drinking Following Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
• Texas “Pill Mill” Law Reduces Opioid Dose and Volume

HIV and HCV

• Do People Living with HIV and Low-to-Moderate Alcohol Use Have Improved Survival?
• Pilot Study Suggests Efficacy of Naltrexone for Reducing Methamphetamine and Alcohol Craving and HIV Risk Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men

Slide Presentations

• Update on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health
• Journal Club