Addiction Medicine
Pharmacology
Topiramate for Alcoholism?
Commentary
When Veterans Reach Out to Other Veterans, Everyone Benefits: The Exchange Club Experience
Article
Watch Out for Cocaine Use
Clinical Review
Evaluating a Primary Care Tobacco Cessation Program [Published correction appears in: Fed Pract. 2007;24(8):45.]
Clinicians at this VA facility explore new ways to meet the needs of tobacco users who are unable to commit to a time-intensive quit program.
Pharmacology
Tiagabine vs. Gabapentin for Cocaine Dependency
Article
When Substance Abuse Interferes with Cancer Treatment
Article
Smoking Now, Nursing Home Later?
Government and Regulations
Telephone Calls Improve Smoking Cessation Rates
Clinical Review
Managing Chronic, Nonmalignant Pain in Patients with a Substance Use Disorder
A concurrent diagnosis of substance abuse complicates the management of chronic pain with a host of clinical and legal challenges.
Clinical Review
Outpatient Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Dependence
Office-based pharmcotherapy for opioid dependence holds the potential to close critical gaps in access to care. These VA clinicians explain how to...