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Outcomes of Excessive Alcohol Drinkers without Baseline Evidence of Chronic Liver Disease after 15 Years Follow-Up: Heavy Burden of Cancer and Liver Disease Mortality
Abstract
Background
Most long-term heavy drinkers do not have clinically evident chronic liver disease (CLD). However, at any time-point, their risk of developing CLD remains unknown. We aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes...
Association between Tobacco Consumption and Problematic Internet Use and the Practice of Physical Activity in Spanish Adolescents
Abstract
The practice of physical activity is a healthy habit that offers health benefits. In contrast, the lack thereof may be associated with an increase in diseases, even at an early age.
The objective of this study was to analyze...
Alcohol Consumption and Cause-Specific Mortality in Cuba: Prospective Study of 120 623 Adults
Abstract
Background
The associations of cause-specific mortality with alcohol consumption have been studied mainly in higher-income countries. We relate alcohol consumption to mortality in Cuba.
Methods
In 1996-2002, 146 556...
No Safe Level of Alcohol Consumption for Brain Health: Observational Cohort Study
No safe dose of alcohol for the brain was found. Moderate consumption is
associated with more widespread adverse effects on the brain than previously recognised.
Individuals who binge drink or with high blood pressure and may be more...
10th Emirates UCG Edition on Nursing, Healthcare Management and Patient Safety Conference
On behalf of the 10th Emirates UCG edition on Nursing, Healthcare Management and Patient Safety Conference December 15-17, 2021 Committee, it gives us a great pleasure to announce NHPSUCG2021 scheduled on December 15-17, 2021 in Dubai, UAE...
Dealing With Addiction - A Dalgarno Institute Research Report
Models, Modes, Mantras & Mandates – A Review of Literature Investigating Models of Addiction Management. - A primer for recovery sector clinicians to enhance awareness and stimulate investigation into the not only Addiction Models, but...
What are the Economic Costs to Society Attributable to Alcohol Use? A Systematic Review and Modelling Study
Abstract
Background
Alcohol-attributable costs to society are captured by cost-of-illness studies, however estimates are often not comparable, e.g. due to the omission of relevant cost components. In this contribution we (1) summarize...
Implementing brief advice for reducing alcohol and tobacco use at the first level of care: A qualitative study
Introduction: In Mexico the consumption of tobacco and alcohol represents a public health problem. Models of screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) have shown efficacy in reducing such consumption, so they are used...
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement Remediates Hedonic Dysregulation in Opioid Users: Neural and Affective Evidence of Target Engagement
Abstract
Addiction neuroscience models posit that recurrent drug use increases reactivity to drug-related cues and blunts responsiveness to natural rewards, propelling a cycle of hedonic dysregulation that drives addictive behavior. Here...
Patient-Reported Outcomes of Treatment of Opioid Dependence With Weekly and Monthly Subcutaneous Depot vs Daily Sublingual Buprenorphine: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
Importance: Patient-reported outcomes in the treatment of opioid dependence may differ between subcutaneously administered depot buprenorphine and daily sublingual buprenorphine.
Objective: To compare patient satisfaction...
Drug Overdose Deaths Before and After Shelter-in-Place Orders During the COVID-19 Pandemic in San Francisco
Incidence and Lethality of Suicidal Overdoses by Drug Class
Abstract
Importance Prior lethality analyses of suicide means have historically treated drug poisoning other than alcohol poisoning as a lumped category. Assessing risk by drug class permits better assessment of prevention opportunities...
The “Black Box” of Treatment: Patients’ Perspective on What Works in Opioid Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Dependence
Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean
ABSTRACT
Objective: To assess the association between drinking behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine, anxiety symptoms, and sociodemographic characteristics in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Method: Data was...
Staff experiences of encountering and treating outpatients with substance use disorder in the psychiatric context: a qualitative study
Abstract
Background
High comorbidity exists between mental illness and substance use disorders (SUD). Patients in psychiatry living with problematic alcohol or drug consumption can experience a sense of exclusion, where seeking help...
Cannabis Use in People With Obsessive-Compulsive Symptomatology: Results From a Mexican Epidemiological Sample
Recent studies suggest that the endocannabinoid system could play an important role in the physiopathology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There are reports of effective treatment with derivatives of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The...
Alcohol Narrows Physical Distance between Strangers
Abstract
Pandemic management is likely to represent a global reality for years to come, but the roadmap for how to approach pandemic restrictions is as yet unclear. Of the restrictions enacted during COVID-19, among the more...
The NIDA Clinical Trials Network: Evolving, Expanding, and Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
Abstract
Over the past two decades, the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN), a program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), has expanded from the initial six Nodes to 16 Nodes, as a nationwide...
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