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Cannabis and Addiction (March/April) | 2018

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CME Post-Test - Cannabis and Addiction, CATR, March/April 2018

March 1, 2018

The post-test for this issue is available for one year after the publication date to subscribers. By successfully completing the test you will be awarded a certificate for 2 CME credits. Read More

Does Moderate Alcohol Use Lead to Cognitive Decline?

March 1, 2018

Thomas Jordan, MD

It’s well established that long-term, heavy alcohol use can damage the brain and can cause problems such as Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome and alcohol-related dementia. But what about the vast majority of our patients, who drink moderately? Read More

Smoking Cessation and Psychiatric Disorders

March 1, 2018

Over the last few decades, doctors have done a better job at convincing their patients to stop smoking. But much of this improvement has been relegated to patients without mental illness. Read More

Warning Patients on the Dangers of Cannabis Use

March 1, 2018

Kevin M. Gray, MD

A large focus of my career has been on doing National Institutes of Health–sponsored research into better understanding substance use disorders in young people. So, that would include adolescents and young adults. Read More

Internet Gaming Disorder: A Primer

March 1, 2018

You’ve probably read about internet gaming disorder (IGD), and even heard about a man in Taiwan who died while continuously playing online games for 3 straight days. There’s still debate over how to classify and treat pathological gaming: Is it its own disorder, or just a symptom of another underlying mental illness? Read More

Does Adolescent Vaping Lead to Cigarette Smoking?

March 1, 2018

Rehan Aziz, MD

Considering them less lethal than traditional cigarettes, many adolescents are turning to electronic cigarettes as a “safer” alternative to tobacco products. Read More