Tag: alcohol

Baclofen as treatment for alcohol use disorders

Garbutt et al. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2010 Nov;34(11):1849-57
Baclofen cannot be recommended as a routine treatment for alcohol use disorders. The quality of the evidence is low overall.

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How can we treat hangovers?

Pittler MH, Verster JC, Ernst E. BMJ 2005; 331: 1515
There is no convincing evidence of the effectiveness of any hangover treatments.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=1569

Cannabis use and earlier onset of psychosis

Large M, et al. Cannabis use and earlier onset of psychosis. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2011: published online 7 February 2011
Cannabis may be causally related to psychotic illness but the evidence remains unclear.

Permanent link to this article: https://evidencebasedmedicine.com.au/?p=1280