Primary care physicians play an integral role in the identification and management of alcohol use disorder, which has implications for the safety and physical and mental health of patients, their families, and the public. Screening to identify risky drinking behavior is...
Practice guidelines consistently encourage short-term use of benzodiazepines for the management of common medical conditions. However, these medications are often prescribed long-term for unclear or variable indications. These prescribing patterns may be attributed to...
The number one cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States is tobacco use. According to data from the National Health Interview Survey, 18.7% of US adults (46 million people) currently use a tobacco product. Smoking causes lung, laryngeal,...
Most overdose deaths in the United States involve opioids. Identification and management of opioid use disorder by primary care physicians is a critical need in health care. Substance use disorders share neurobiological dysregulation of the central motivation and reward...
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