Women who use substances have different needs than men. They face greater stigma, are more likely to carry the trauma of domestic abuse and are more likely to be caring for children. Taken together, it...
Martínez, P., Joseph, J. & Nazif-Munoz, J.I. The absence of data on driving under the influence of alcohol in road traffic studies: a scoping review of non-randomized studies with vote counting based on the direction of effects of alcohol policies. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 18, 46 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-023-00553-y
Background
Data concerning driving under the influence of alcohol (DUIA) are frequently characterised by their lack of availability, accuracy, or reliability. This inherent limitation poses challenges in the examination of the influence of alcohol policies on road traffic outcomes. The study pursued a dual objective:
1) delineating the methodologies employed in evaluating road traffic outcomes attributable to alcohol policies in instances where DUIA data are absent, and
2) scrutinising the impact of alcohol policies under conditions of missing DUIA data.
Stankevic, E., Israelsen, M., Juel, H. B., Madsen, A. L., Ängquist, L., Aldiss, P. S. J., ... & Hansen, T. (2023). Binge drinking episode causes acute, specific alterations in systemic and hepatic inflammation‐related markers. Liver International.
Abstract
Background
Frequent binge drinking is a known contributor to alcohol-related harm, but its impact on systemic and hepatic inflammation is not fully understood. We hypothesize that changes in immune markers play a central role in adverse effects of acute alcohol intake, especially in patients with early liver disease.
Aim
To investigate the effects of acute alcohol intoxication on inflammation-related markers in hepatic and systemic venous plasma in people with alcohol-related liver disease (ArLD), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and healthy controls.
Source: Stankevic, E., Israelsen, M., Juel, H. B., Madsen, A. L., Ängquist, L., Aldiss, P. S. J., ... & Hansen, T. (2023). Binge drinking episode causes acute, specific alterations in systemic and hepatic inflammation‐related markers. Liver International. Abstract Background Frequent binge drinking...
Source: Maccioni L, Fu Y, Horsmans Y, et al. Alcohol-associated bowel disease: new insights into pathogenesis. eGastroenterology 2023;1:e100013. doi: 10.1136/egastro-2023-100013 Abstract Excessive alcohol drinking can cause pathological changes including carcinogenesis in the digestive tract from...
Source: Karaye IM, Maleki N, Hassan N, Yunusa I. Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths by Sex in the US, 1999-2020. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(7):e2326346. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26346 Key Points Question Are there sex-based differences in the contemporary burden and trends of alcohol-related...
In this bulletin, data on treated problem alcohol use for the year 2022 are presented, followed by trends for the seven-year period from 2016 to 2022.
The data are from the National Drug Treatment Reporting System (NDTRS), the national surveillance system that records and reports on cases of drug and alcohol treatment in Ireland.
Included in the NDTRS are cases treated in all types of services: outpatient, inpatient, low threshold, general practitioners (GPs), and those treated in prison.
The event is jointly organized by the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) Civil Society Unit and the Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs (VNGOC).
Ms Chloe Carpientier (Chief, UNODC Drugs Research Section) will present the main...
This briefing provides a summary of alcohol consumption, alcohol harm, alcohol treatment, and gaps in knowledge regarding alcohol use among LGBTQ+ people.
It uses the acronym LGBTQ+ to include lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and ace people (as defined by Stonewall), which encompasses both sexual or romantic orientation and gender identity.
The briefing includes information on alcohol consumption, alcohol-related harm and alcohol treatment.
Source: Zhao J, Stockwell T, Naimi T, Churchill S, Clay J, Sherk A. Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(3):e236185. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.6185 Key Points Question What is the association...
Source: Waite, D., & Burd, L. (2023). Common developmental trajectories and clinical identification of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: A synthesis of the literature. Advances in Drug and Alcohol Research, 5. At an estimated prevalence of up to five percent in the general population...
Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 24 May 2023: "Alcohol marketing to LGBTQ+ people: Evolving strategies to target identity", by Dr David Whiteley .
R. O’Donnell, A. Mohan, R. Purves, N. Maani, C. Angus, M. Egan & N. Fitzgerald (2023) Mechanisms of impact of alcohol availability interventions from the perspective of 63 diverse alcohol licensing stakeholders: a qualitative interview study, Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2023.2205991
Interventions that restrict the availability of alcohol reduce the risk of harm. However, until now it has been unclear why this is the case.
In this research, the views of public health teams, police, local authority licensing teams and lawyers, and alcohol premises licensing committees were explored to identify the mechanisms of alcohol availability interventions.
The results found that there was a lack of understanding in relation to why interventions might lead to changes in alcohol consumption or harm. However, participants identified several overarching mechanisms including overall...
Source: Chuong, V., Farokhnia, M., Khom, S., Pince, C. L., Elvig, S. K., Vlkolinsky, R., Marchette, R. C., Koob, G. F., Roberto, M., Vendruscolo, L. F., & Leggio, L. (2023). The glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue semaglutide reduces alcohol drinking and modulates central GABA neurotransmission...
A team showed how both alcohol intake and alcohol withdrawal can lead to increased pain and hypersensitivity.
Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms -- one driven by alcohol intake and one by alcohol withdrawal.
That is one new conclusion by scientists at Scripps Research on the complex links between alcohol and pain.
The research, published in the British Journal of Pharmacology on April 12, 2023, also suggests potential new drug targets for treating alcohol-associated chronic pain and hypersensitivity.
This launch event is in response to the call for integrated implementation of services in institutions of higher learning and colleges, especially, at the primary level of intervention by respective stakeholders to facilitate integrated...
