Date of Issue: 01/01/2021 | Volume: 9 | Number: 1
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Chronic pain takes center stage in the exam room with many patients with addiction. Dr. Manhapra walks us through his approach to these co-occurring phenomena, and we characterize the debate surrounding marijuana prescribed for pain. Plus, results from a timely trial of telemedicine versus in-person care for alcohol use disorder.
Date of Issue: 11/01/2020 | Volume: 8 | Number: 7&8
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In this issue, we focus on that stuff that isn’t in the addiction textbook but keeps coming up. A stalwart science-based practitioner, Dr. Novella, surveys complementary and alternative treatment options. We review apps that can support treatment. We also learn from online patient reviews what they think matters most.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most widely used psychotherapies. It was developed in the 1960s by Aaron Beck specifically for the treatment of depression, but its core principles were quickly adapted and applied to a variety of...
The words we use in discussing addiction shape the way our patients, fellow clinicians, and communities think about substance use disorders. Addiction has long been viewed as a moral failing, and the terminology of addiction has reinforced this belief. Here,...
Originally marketed as safer alternatives to benzodiazepines, the Z-drugs—eszopiclone (Lunesta), zaleplon (Sonata), and zolpidem (Ambien)—were considered devoid of misuse potential. But recent data and FDA warnings suggest we’ve been hitting the snooze on them for too long. Here, we review...
As is frequently the case with chronic diseases, cure is often neither possible nor an appropriate goal in addiction treatment. That’s where the concept of “harm reduction” comes in. Such strategies can help prevent death, serious injury, or other negative...
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