alcohol

Changes in Alcohol Consumption after Treatment for Depression: A Secondary Analysis of the Swedish Randomised Controlled Study REGASSA

Scientific article

10 November 2019

Abstract Objectives: Mental health problems and hazardous alcohol consumption often co-exist. Hazardous drinking could have a negative impact on different aspects of health and also negatively influence the effect of mental health treatment...

UK Parents' Drinking Negatively Affects Over a Third of Children

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The physical and psychological harm caused by heavy alcohol consumption to the individual drinking is often clear. What is often less obvious, is the damage an individuals alcohol consumption can have to the people around them. A recent...

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: National Payment Scheme Not Enough to Promote Alcohol Screening by English GPs

Scientific article

5 November 2019

In England the clearest impact of financial incentives to screen primary care patients for risky drinking was the plummeting screening rate after the incentives were withdrawn. If these results are applicable to England as a whole, over the...

Intelligence in Young Adulthood and Alcohol Use Disorders in a Prospective Cohort Study of Danish Men: The Role of Psychiatric Disorders and Parental Psychiatric History

Scientific article

4 September 2019

Abstract Objectives: The aims were to estimate the association between intelligence measured in young adulthood and risk of alcohol use disorders (AUD) in men and to investigate the potential modification of this association by psychiatric...

Comorbilidad médica asociada al abuso y dependencia de alcohol. Revisión documental

Scientific article

Resumen Introducción: El abuso y dependencia de alcohol son trastornos altamente discapacitantes debido a que tienden a la cronicidad y a la recurrencia. Con frecuencia coexisten con otras condiciones médicas que contribuyen a ensombrecer...

Consumo de alcohol y su relación con la agresividad en adolescentes de secundaria

Scientific article

Resumen Introducción: El consumo de alcohol es un problema de salud que impacta negativamente en el bienestar biopsicosocial de las personas y puede favorecer la aparición de distintas formas de agresividad. Objetivo: Determinar la relación...

Different Risk Factors Are Associated with Alcohol Use versus Problematic Use in Male Pakistani Adolescents

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27 August 2019

Abstract Substance abuse is a significant problem in Pakistan (Hussain, 2017), yet, there are few studies of risk factors in this population, particularly in remote areas. Male adolescents ( N = 243; M = 16.9 years, SD = 1.3 years) were...

Alcohol Policy in Uganda

News

Harmful alcohol consumption remains a critical public health concern in Uganda. Despite efforts by the government to introduce policies that will improve the situation, alcohol companies are finding new ways to advertise and sell their...

Alcohol and the Nervous System

1 March 2020

Galveston

The 2020 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Alcohol and the Nervous System will provide a unique forum to bring together a diverse range of young and established alcohol researchers and experts in complementary fields.

Children and Addiction – Drugs and Alcohol

18 November 2019

London

This session will explore ways in which parents and schools can protect young people from problematic alcohol and drug use.