alcohol dependence

Cognitive Deficits of People with Alcohol Dependence

Scientific article

3 January 2024

INTRODUCTION: Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with a wide range of cognitive deficits observed in varying degrees among users. The aim of the research was to compare performance across different domains of cognition in a...

Reaching out: Supporting services to engage with the most vulnerable drinkers

18 October 2023

Online

United Kingdom

An online events over two half-days

Wednesday 18 October and Thursday 19 October 2023

The people facing the most serious alcohol issues often face the greatest difficulties accessing the support they need. At this online learning event, we’ll be hearing from people with personal and professional experience about how we can reach out better.

Opening Doors: ensuring access for all to alcohol support

2 March 2023

Online event, hosted from Cardiff, Wales, UK

United Kingdom

Opening doors

Ensuing access for all to alcohol support

Alcohol Change UK’s national online conference

Thursday 2 March 2023

Characterising smoking and smoking cessation attempts by risk of alcohol dependence: A representative, cross-sectional study of adults in England between 2014-2021

Scientific article

8 June 2022

Summary Background There is a strong shared association between smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol. This study aimed to compare smoking prevalence and smoking characteristics in drinkers who were versus were not at risk of alcohol...

Anomalies in global network connectivity associated with early recovery from alcohol dependence: A network transcranial magnetic stimulation and electroencephalography study

Scientific article

27 February 2022

Abstract Although previous research in alcohol dependent populations identified alterations within local structures of the addiction ‘reward’ circuitry, there is limited research into global features of this network, especially in early...

Canadian Guidelines on Alcohol Use Disorder Among Older Adults

Scientific article

23 March 2020

Open Access article: Abstract Background Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is an increasingly common, under-recognized, and under-treated health concern in older adults. Its prevalence is expected to reach unprecedented levels as the Canadian...

James Morris: Why harmful drinkers reject change: coping and cognition in maintaining heavy drinking

17 March 2021

London

United Kingdom

Join DARC and James Morris, LSBU, for a talk on Why harmful drinkers reject change: coping and cognition in maintaining heavy drinking.

Brain-Wide Functional Architecture Remodeling by Alcohol Dependence and Abstinence

Scientific article

14 January 2020

This mouse study describes the structural differences in brains of mice who are dependent on alcohol compared to those who are not. Rather than looking at function of specific sections of the brain, the study looked at the overall structure...

Alcohol Treatment in Ireland 2011 to 2017

Book

20 March 2019

The Health Resource Board has published its latest bulletin and infographic describing the trends in treated problem alcohol use between 2011 to 2017.

Adfam Case Study Call: Inter-parental Conflict, Alcohol and Children

News

Adfam, Tavistock Relationships and OnePlusOne are working on a project aiming to reduce the impact of inter-parental conflict on children in families affected by alcohol misuse. They are looking for parents, whose partner has had issues...

Themes

Epidemiology and Etiology

Supply control

Emergency Resources