Source: Han M, Lee S, Choi E, et al. Habitual Alcohol Intake and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults in Korea. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(9):e2229799. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.29799 Key Points Question Is high alcohol intake associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation in young adults...
Canada’s Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Guidelines were originally published by CCSA in November 2011 and were the result of the work of alcohol research experts in Canada. Since then, substantial new research on the association between alcohol use and physical, mental and social harms has been completed. Many countries have updated their guidance on drinking to reflect these advancements in what is known about the risks and benefits associated with alcohol consumption.
The report is composed of three documents: the Public Summary, the Technical Summary and the Technical Report.
The WHO European Region has some of the highest levels of alcohol consumption and corresponding rates of alcohol-related harm in the world. Pricing policies and taxation are among the most effective measures that policy-makers can use to address these harms, but they remain underutilized across the Region.
There has been growing interest in recent years in a relatively new form of pricing policy to decrease alcohol affordability and consequently consumption – minimum pricing. This report discusses this (as yet) not widely used policy and its potential for improving public health...
Evaluation of Trends in Alcohol Use Disorder–Related Mortality in the US Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Evaluación de tendencias en la mortalidad relacionada con el trastorno por consumo de alcohol en Estados Unidos, antes y durante la pandemia COVID-19
Yeo YH, He X, Ting P, et al. Evaluation of Trends in Alcohol Use Disorder–Related Mortality in the US Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(5):e2210259. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.10259
Source: Tindle HA, Freiberg MS, Cheng DM, et al. Effectiveness of Varenicline and Cytisine for Alcohol Use Reduction Among People With HIV and Substance Use: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(8):e2225129. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25129 Key Points Question Are varenicline...
Source: Topiwala A, Wang C, Ebmeier KP, Burgess S, Bell S, et al. (2022) Associations between moderate alcohol consumption, brain iron, and cognition in UK Biobank participants: Observational and mendelian randomization analyses. PLOS Medicine 19(7): e1004039. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed...
Fuente: https://pnsd.sanidad.gob.es/profesionales/publicaciones/catalogo/catalogoPNSD/publicaciones/pdf/2021_Monografia_Alcohol_consumos_y_consecuencias.pdf En España, el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas está muy normalizado debido a su elevado consumo, su producción y el arraigo social que tiene en...
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ISSUP Nigeria would like to invite you to attend their next Bi-Monthly Webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. The Webinar topic will be Beyond Dependence: Alcohol-induced Disorders.
Source: https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/SAMHSA_Digital_Download/PEP22-03-10-015.pdf This data visualization illustrates alcohol use among girls and young women, versus use among boys and young men. It also shares ways for parents, caregivers, or community members to respond and help...
All young people aged under 18 have been advised not to drink alcohol in new guidelines issued by the Danish Health Authority.
The advice is part of new general Danish recommendations on alcohol consumption, the health authority said in a statement.
The new recommendation for under-18s not to drink alcohol at all is based on new knowledge of the detrimental effect on the development of the brain caused by alcohol in young people, the Danish Health Authority said.
Source: Solovei, A., Manthey, J., Anderson, P., Mercken, L., Jané Llopis, E., Natera Rey, G., Pérez Gómez, A., Mejía Trujillo, J., Bustamante, I., Piazza, M., Pérez de León, A., Arroyo, M., de Vries, H., Rehm, J., & Evers, S. (2022). Costs of an Alcohol Measurement Intervention in Three Latin...
Source: Denissoff, A., Huusko, T., Ventelä, S., Niemelä, S., & Routila, J. (2022). Exposure to alcohol and overall survival in head and neck cancer: A regional cohort study. Head & Neck. Abstract Background There is a paucity of knowledge regarding the association of alcohol use with overall...
Fuente: https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Alcohol_Use_Disorder_Spanish.pdf El trastorno por consumo de alcohol (AUD, por sus siglas en inglés) es una afección médica caracterizada por la capacidad disminuida de detener o controlar el consumo del alcohol a pesar de las...
Puddephatt, J. A., Irizar, P., Jones, A., Gage, S. H., & Goodwin, L. (2021). Associations of common mental disorder with alcohol use in the adult general population: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction. Chicago
Research has shown that alcohol use and common mental disorders co-occur; however, little is known about how the global prevalence of alcohol use compares across different mental disorders.
This review examined:
(i) report global associations of alcohol use (alcohol use disorder (AUD), binge drinking and consumption) comparing those with and without common mental disorders
(ii) how this differed among those with and without specific types of common mental disorders
(iii) how results may differ by study characteristics.
Results:
A total of 512 papers were reviewed. Individuals with a...
El doctor Fernando Rodríguez de Fonseca aborda el tema del alcoholismo o adicción al alcohol y el deterioro cognitivo. El deterioro cognitivo asociado al consumo de alcohol es mucho más frecuente de lo que se reconoce. En este seminario se mostrará que el consumo de alcohol es la causa contribuyente...
Source: Joutsa, J., Moussawi, K., Siddiqi, S.H. et al. Brain lesions disrupting addiction map to a common human brain circuit. Nat Med (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-022-01834-y Abstract Drug addiction is a public health crisis for which new treatments are urgently needed. In rare cases...
Source: Sánchez, E., Cruz Fuentes, C., Benjet, C., & Medina-Mora, M. (2020). Impaired control in heavy drinking and its association with alcohol craving and alcohol use disorder severity. Salud Mental, 43(4), 151-157. doi:https://doi.org/10.17711/SM.0185-3325.2020.021 Abstract: Introduction...