Alcohol ranked as most harmful of 20 drugsNovember 11, 2010Members of the Independent Scientific Committee on Drug in the UK ranked alcohol as the most harmful of a list of 20 drugs, followed by heroin and crack…
Alcohol-related mortality rates on the riseJanuary 25, 2020A new study published in Alcoholism Clinical & Experimental Research reveals that the amount of alcohol-related deaths in the United States has increased between 1999 and 2017. (more…)
Beer potomania and hyponatremiaSeptember 16, 2020Beer potomania is an unusual syndrome of severe hyponatremia associated with excessive beer ingestion in the presence of alcohol use disorder and malnutrition.
Body image and alcohol use in teen girlsDecember 15, 2016Adolescent girls with body image misperceptions are more likely to have had at least one drink in their life, and more likely to have engaged in episodes of…
Combining alcohol with cannabis increases THC levelsMay 28, 2015The simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis produces significantly higher blood concentrations of cannabis’s main psychoactive constituent, THC, and THC’s active metabolite, than cannabis alone, according to a…
Effects of low to moderate alcohol intake during pregnancy examinedJune 11, 2012Preschool children of mothers who consumed low to moderate quantities of alcohol during pregnancy had no difference in test performance compared to mothers who abstained according to a…
How to screen patients for alcohol use disordersDecember 11, 2008Routine alcohol abuse screening identifies patients who abuse alcohol and helps reduce alcohol-related health problems.
International Nurses Society on Addictions: Preventing and managing addictive behaviorJanuary 11, 2009Tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use are among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States today. So in some sense, all nurses are addictions nurses.…
Moderate alcohol consumption associated with adverse brain effectsJune 14, 2017Alcohol consumption, even at moderate levels, is associated with adverse brain effects, according to a study in BMJ. Read more
Moderate alcohol use associated with left atrial enlargementOctober 11, 2016A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association reports that moderate alcohol intake (an average of just over one drink per day) is a predictor of…
Promoting nonhazardous alcohol use by older adultsApril 11, 2010Roughly half of adults ages 65 and older drink alcohol. Although experts continue to debate the possible health benefits of alcohol when consumed in minimal daily amounts, alcohol’s…
Secondary prevention of strokeDecember 8, 2015Every 40 seconds, a stroke occurs in the United States. This translates to approximately 795,000 strokes annually; of these, about 25% are recurrent strokes. Although stroke has declined…
Spotting alcohol and substance abuseJuly 11, 2009Some 22.5 million Americans ages 12 and older have an alcohol or substance abuse problem, but only 2.3 million receive treatment. To identify and help the other 20…
