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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A research group centered at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine has drilled deep…

Unadjusted Posthospitalization Care Patterns After Alcohol-Related Hospitalizations at 30 d Return to hospital includes emergency department (ED) visits and…

Time course of alcohol self-administration acquisition across 21 training sessions and escalation of drinking during week 6 of CIE vapor exposure. (A) Male and…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Simply reducing the hours during which alcohol may be purchased can significantly reduce violent crime,…

Less than three months from his ninth “birthday” of sobriety, someone close to me died of alcoholism. After years of working his own program and helping others manage their way through a 12-step program — including counseling people from…

CONSORT diagram of participant flow. Credit: eClinicalMedicine (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102534 A free smartphone app, Drink…

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, NC Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) Special Agents arrested Daniel Williams and Dexter Williams in the parking lot of Ehringhaus Smoke Shop and Convenience, located at 300 E. Ehringhaus…

1. IntroductionSubstance-induced psychotic disorder (SIPD) is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), as a psychiatric disorder characterized by hallucinations and/or delusions that…

Researchers explore how educational attainment and income level correlate with the risk of developing medical conditions directly related to alcohol consumption.…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Nearly every state has laws that ban restaurants and bars from serving alcohol to visibly intoxicated…

Rubbing alcohol is perfect for cleaning televisions and phones It is pretty normal to pause or hesitate when it comes to cleaning electronics. They represent a large investment and there is always some fear that the wrong cleaner will…

Men have historically, and still do, drink more than women. But in recent years there has been an uptick in women’s drinking, particularly among women in their late 30s through to their 60s. This is concerning, as no level of…

The interior of the I-Soon office, also known as Anxun in Mandarin, is seen after office hours in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan Province on Feb. 20, 2024.…

1. IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic disruption brought substantial changes to the ways in which employees work and interact within their work environments. Organizational and individual demands have increased since the early stages of…

1. IntroductionCocaine is frequently co-used with alcohol. It is estimated that some 92% of cocaine users drink alcohol and a meta-analysis of ten studies (1985–2017), mainly from community samples from the U.S. and Canada, estimated…

On February 5, 2024, Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control announced a ban on alcoholic beverages sold in sachets or bottles less than 200ml. The agency asserts that the ban will, among other…

Although Dry January is behind us, the non-alcoholic beverage trend is showing no signs of slowing. Sales of alcohol alternatives are growing 20% every year. While the increased availability of non-alcoholic drinks may be…

While 404 individuals were enrolled in the Native CHOICES intervention, a subgroup of n = 40 completed the qualitative interviews. Our results are organized by the major foci of our evaluation, namely: reach, acceptability, and…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Substance use, including drugs and alcohol, often begins during adolescence. What is added by this report? Among adolescents being assessed for substance use disorder treatment, the most…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A randomized controlled study conducted by researchers at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in…

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Biomedicines 2024, 12(2), 427; https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12020427 (registering DOI) Submission received: 14 January 2024 /…

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dementia is a life-changing disease that alters memory, language and other cognitive functions in more than 55 million people worldwide. While psychiatric disorders have previously been evaluated as a…

PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Oregonian reported breaking investigative news the Oregon Health Authority appears to have intentionally withheld a publicly funded report that contradicted its position on alcohol…

The morning dew dampens my sneakers as we ascend the green, undulating hill. Jerry Eisterhold, wearing a wide-brimmed hat against the Missouri summer sun, pulls a bunch of grapes of a type known as Delicatessen…

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) is an evidence-based intervention that has been developed to support people with severe mental illness attain competitive employment. People with alcohol and drug dependence often struggle to find…

Path to improved health Talk to your doctor if you think you are going through alcohol withdrawal. It does not matter if your symptoms are mild or severe. The doctor needs to know your problem and if you have had it before. They…

1. IntroductionExcessive alcohol consumption is a longstanding, significant public health issue experienced worldwide . In Canada, data from the 2019–2020 Canadian Postsecondary Education Alcohol and Drug Use Survey (CPEADS) revealed…

Final optimized clusters. Shown are the final optimized clusters obtained for our sample. (A) a scatterplot visualized by the UMAP model, we see the two UMAP…

This image depicts where molecules coding for alcohol-sensitive BK channels are expressed in a mouse brain region, called the habenula. Credit: Contet et al./…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Following a brief intervention delivered to certain heavy drinkers, alcohol use and risky social ties decreased…

In this study, we aimed to describe FAD behavior prevalence and characteristics in a non-clinical sample of adolescents across different risk categories and to explore its relationship with EDs and AUD. 4.1. FAD Prevalence and…

Alcohol was a factor in 65% of the deaths from CVD, followed by opioids, cocaine and other illicit drugs, finds new study in Journal of the American Heart Association…

4.1. Lessons LearnedThis study focused on determining barriers and facilitators of engagement with an app or chatbot-based intervention for alcohol use reduction. Results support the previous literature that providing feedback,…

1. IntroductionTransnational populations—groups who migrate and reside for appreciable periods in the receiving country while maintaining strong ties to their country of origin—are growing in size and prevalence. Since 2008, more than…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Excessive alcohol use has contributed to declines in life expectancy. Binge drinking is a common and costly pattern of excessive alcohol use. What is added by this report? During 2018,…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Retail (nonmedical) marijuana sales began in Colorado on January 1, 2014. Adults who binge drink are more likely to use other substances than are nondrinkers. What is added by this…

Healthcare, Vol. 12, Pages 59: Physical Activity, Alcohol, and Cigarette Use in Urological Cancer Patients over Time since Diagnosis Healthcare doi: 10.3390/healthcare12010059 Authors: Bartosz Bogusz Adamczak Zofia Kuźnik Szymon…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and might increase the risk for poor pregnancy and birth outcomes. There is no known safe amount of…

Note to editors and reporters: A video guide of FindSupport.gov is available for download and use in reporting, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) As part of continuing efforts by the Biden-Harris…

February is Cancer Prevention Month and Heart Health Month. Many people are aware of risks (such as tobacco, unhealthy foods and beverages, and lack of exercise) for cancer and heart disease. Do you also know about the risks posed by…

Proteins come together to make the foam in a gin fizzAlex Overhiser YOU may think that complex equations and alcohol don’t, or perhaps shouldn’t, mix. But make your favourite cocktail and you will unknowingly…

Introduction Racism, defined as “a system of structuring opportunity and assigning value based on the social interpretation of how one looks (i.e., race) that unfairly disadvantages some individuals and communities, unfairly advantages…

Discussion During January–June 2021, approximately half of high school students in the United States reported emotional abuse by a parent or reported difficulty completing their schoolwork since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March…

Results Poor Mental Health Approximately one in three high school students experienced poor mental health (most of the time or always) during the COVID-19 pandemic (37.1%) and during the past 30 days (31.1%) (Table 2). During the 12…

Nancy D. Brener, PhD1; Michele K. Bohm, MPH2; Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, DrPH3; Samantha Puvanesarajah, PhD4; Leah Robin, PhD1; Nicolas Suarez, MPH1; Xiaoyi Deng, MS5; R. Lee Harding, MS5; Davia Moyse, MA5 (View author…

ABES Methodology Overview ABES was a one-time, online survey conducted during January–June 2021 to assess student behaviors and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. ABES surveyed high school students in grades 9–12 attending U.S.…

Discussion This investigation provides compelling evidence that this mass intoxication was caused by homemade medicinal liquor containing Aconitum alkaloids. Aconitum lycoctonum is included in the Aconitum genus of >250 species of…

Percent of respondents who mentioned each pain management intervention. Sample size n = 3 696 who mentioned any treatments; that is, excludes 417 respondents who…