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July 1, 2019

Quality Framework for Emergency Department Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder

  • Summary: Emergency departments (EDs) are a key point of access to medical care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). This paper describes a quality improvement framework for EDs that could help standardize care, reduce care inequities, and improve outcomes for patients with OUD.…
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January 1, 2000

Any Benefits Associated with Alcohol Intake Are Negated by Dependence

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<LI>Drinking alcohol has both benefits and risks, depending on an array of mitigating circumstances</LI>
<LI>People who drink at light to moderate levels seem to have the lowest levels of mortality</LI>
<LI>Much of this &quot;benefit…

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January 1, 2000

How Long-Term Alcohol Consumption Can Damage the Immune System

  • Most people think of stress as a subjective feeling of pressure or tension
  • Scientists think of stress response as a cascade of events our bodies trigger in response to a "stressor" or threat, real or perceived
  • Our bodies’ stress response is an attempt to get back into…
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February 1, 2000

Playing The Odds: Can You Stop Abusing Alcohol at 10 Years and Be OK?

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<LI>A previous study found a possible 10-year &quot;threshold&quot; to brain-damaging drinking</LI>
<LI>A more recent study has found that no such &quot;threshold&quot; exists</LI>
<LI>Short-term alcoholics demonstrated…

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February 1, 2000

This Is Your Adolescent Brain on Alcohol

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<LI>The teen years of 15-16 are a time of both sensitive brain development and alcohol experimentation.</LI>
<LI>Heavy drinking during this time can cause damage to thinking abilities.</LI>
<LI>One study has found that information recall…

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February 1, 2000

Nicotine May Have Another Side Effect: Heavy Drinking

  • Alcohol and tobacco are the two most frequently "co-abused" substances in the general population
  • Alcoholics, the heaviest of drinkers, also tend to be the heaviest of smokers
  • A recent study has discovered that nicotine (in the form of tobacco) increases alcohol…
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February 1, 2000

It’s Not Such ‘A Wonderful Life’ Living Next Door to a Liquor Store

  • Alcohol availability seems to affect "neighborhood culture"
  • A recent study found that where someone lives determines 15-16 percent of their attitudes toward drinking and 11 percent of their individual consumption
  • "Wetter" neighborhoods have higher levels of drinking,…
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March 1, 2000

The Little Protein That Could

  • A tiny protein called metallothionein (MT) may protect against alcohol’s neurotoxic effects
  • The brain can make more of these proteins in response to alcohol consumption
  • One of an individual’s different responses to alcohol may be related to his or her MT levels
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March 1, 2000

Searching for Biochemical Markers in Children of Alcoholics

  • Genetic factors contribute up to 40 percent to the risk of developing alcoholism
  • Environmental factors likely contribute the remaining risk
  • Those considered most at risk are children of alcoholics (COAs)
  • Not all COAs become alcoholics
  • Biochemical…
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March 1, 2000

Behavioral Sensitization: A New Perspective on Alcoholism

  • Alcoholics may drink because they get a "bigger bang" each time they drink
  • This phenomenon is known as "behavioral sensitization"
  • Behavioral sensitization is the opposite of tolerance; it is even known as "reverse tolerance"
  • A neurochemical called MK-801 may…
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