Lead: A µ-opioid receptor superagonist analgesic with minimal adverse effects
A µ-opioid receptor superagonist analgesic with minimal adverse effects Nature This study identifies a novel µ-opioid receptor (MOR) agonist with supramaximal intrinsic efficacy and a unique pharmacol...
21 Apr 7min
Lead: Methadone Dose and Patient-Directed Discharge in Hospitalized Patients with Opioid Use Disorder
Methadone Dose and Patient-Directed Discharge in Hospitalized Patients with Opioid Use Disorder JAMA Network This retrospective observational cohort study of 554 individuals examined rates of patient-...
14 Apr 6min
Lead: Do US Adults View Drug and Alcohol Addiction as a Health Condition?
Do US Adults View Drug and Alcohol Addiction as a Health Condition? Journal of Addiction Medicine Participants (n=5250), part of Gallup’s random sample of US households, completed a web-based survey ...
7 Apr 7min
Lead: Cannabis cessation and neurocognitive recovery: Patterns, predictors, and clinical implications—a systematic review
Cannabis cessation and neurocognitive recovery: Patterns, predictors, and clinical implications—a systematic review The American Journal on Addictions Researchers conducted a literature review of the...
31 Mar 7min
Lead: Cost-effectiveness of contingency management for methamphetamine use disorder: A model-based analysis
Cost-effectiveness of contingency management for methamphetamine use disorder: A model-based analysis Addiction This study used a microsimulation model of methamphetamine use behavior among individual...
24 Mar 7min
Lead: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders among US veterans with type 2 diabetes: cohort study
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of substance use disorders among US veterans with type 2 diabetes: cohort study The BMJ This study investigated whether initiation of glucagon-like p...
17 Mar 7min
Lead: Does the total consumption model apply to cannabis use?
Does the total consumption model apply to cannabis use? Addiction This repeated cross-sectional study based on annual surveys tested whether the total consumption model and its extension, the theory o...
12 Mar 7min
Lead: Spirituality and Harmful or Hazardous Alcohol and Other Drug Use
Spirituality and Harmful or Hazardous Alcohol and Other Drug Use JAMA Psychiatry This meta-analysis of 55 rigorous studies on spirituality and harmful or hazardous drug use (alcohol, tobacco, marijua...
3 Mar 7min
