Current Issue February 2012, Vol. 22, No. 2
Issue Highlights
From the Editor: Are drug dealers predators, or do they simply occupy a market niche to supply a demand? If the drugs in question are illegal, the former usually comes to mind; if legal, the latter. But no matter: in both cases it is our failure to deal with demand that seems to be at the root of the problem. In this issue, investigators point out the well-known polypharmacy of American adults, and they further point to its intensification in persons who are overweight or obese, especially for treatment of hypertension, lipid abnormalities, and diabetes. Let us assume that treatment is largely warranted. The problem is a failure to deal with wholly or partially preventable conditions that are major contributors to drug-taking. The parallel with illicit substances is disturbing: the root causes may be different but the failure is the same.
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Potentially Modifiable Pre-, Peri-, and Postdeployment Characteristics Associated With Deployment-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Ohio Army National Guard SoldiersFebruary 2012 (Vol. 22 | No. 2 | Pages 71-78)
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Estimated Effects of Potential Interventions to Prevent Decreases in Self-Rated Health Among Breast Cancer SurvivorsFebruary 2012 (Vol. 22 | No. 2 | Pages 79-86)
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Socioeconomic Inequalities in the Morbidity and Mortality of Acute Coronary Events in Finland: 1988 to 2002February 2012 (Vol. 22 | No. 2 | Pages 87-93)
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Management of Obesity in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2007–200803 February 2012
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Metabolic Syndrome and 16-Year Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Older Adults30 January 2012
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Life Course Variation in the Relation Between Maternal Marital Status and Preterm Birth30 January 2012
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Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Blood Lead Levels Among Workers Exposed to Inorganic Lead30 January 2012
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Do Medical Marijuana Laws Increase Marijuana Use? Replication Study and Extension30 January 2012
