Alcohol and drugs

Came across an interesting website with an online newsletter. Looks like it is the result of a collaboration between Boston University, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Check it out if you are looking for needs assessment data on alcohol and drug use/abuse. Physicians could probably also use it for self-directed learning! Some articles in the most recent newsletter:

• Unhealthy Alcohol Use and the Preventive Paradox
• Drug Use Disorders: Onset, Mental Health Impairment, and Comorbidity
• Why Don't Primary Care Clinicians Screen Teens for Substance Abuse?
• Coordinated Treatment for Hepatitis C in Injection Drug Users

There are also slide presentations available! Click here to access.