Alcohol ranked as most harmful of 20 drugs
Members of the Independent Scientific Committee on Drug in the UK ranked alcohol as the most harmful of a list…
Alcohol consumption
Alcohol-related mortality rates on the rise
A new study published in Alcoholism Clinical & Experimental Research reveals that the amount of alcohol-related deaths in the United…
Beer potomania and hyponatremia
Excellent nursing care is required to prevent potentially deadly overtreatment. Takeaways Beer potomania is an unusual syndrome of severe hyponatremia…
Body image and alcohol use in teen girls
Adolescent girls with body image misperceptions are more likely to have had at least one drink in their life, and…
Combining alcohol with cannabis increases THC levels
The simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis produces significantly higher blood concentrations of cannabis’s main psychoactive constituent, THC, and THC’s…
Effects of low to moderate alcohol intake during pregnancy examined
Preschool children of mothers who consumed low to moderate quantities of alcohol during pregnancy had no difference in test performance…
How to screen patients for alcohol use disorders
Routine alcohol abuse screening identifies patients who abuse alcohol and helps reduce alcohol-related health problems.
Moderate alcohol consumption associated with adverse brain effects
Alcohol 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 enlargement
A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association reports that moderate alcohol intake (an average of just over…
Promoting nonhazardous alcohol use by older adults
Roughly 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 health risks in adults too often are overlooked by both family members and healthcare professionals.
Secondary prevention of stroke
Every 40 seconds, a stroke occurs in the United States. This translates to approximately 795,000 strokes annually; of these, about…
Spotting alcohol and substance abuse
If you work in primary care, consider creating screening program for alcohol and substance abuse.
