title: 2012 Update in addiction medicine for the generalist.
abstract: This article presents an update on addiction-related medical literature for the calendar years 2010 and 2011, focusing on studies that have implications for generalist practice. We present articles pertaining to medical comorbidities and complications, prescription drug misuse among patients with chronic pain, screening and brief interventions (SBIs), and pharmacotherapy for addiction.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. drasteg1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Darius A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Rastegar
authors.forename: Hillary V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Kunins
authors.forename: Jeanette M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tetrault
authors.forename: Alexander Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Walley
authors.forename: Adam J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D055030:Drug Users / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D058006:General Practice / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D063487:Prescription Drug Misuse; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D055553:Prescription Drugs