Alcohol-Use Disorder Archives

Younger Teens Highly Susceptible to Lifetime Substance Abuse

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April 30, 2021

Teens who use alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, or illegal drugs are more likely to develop life-long substance abuse disorder than those who start at a later age.

Psychiatry Information Center

Changes in Mass of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Glands May Be New Target for Intervention in Alcohol Addiction

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Mary Stroka

April 12, 2021

The researchers developed a mathematical model to analyze the fundamental reason for a potential hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal opponent process for alcohol addiction.

Psychiatry Information Center

Alcohol Withdrawal Rates Up in Hospitalized Patients During Pandemic

March 12, 2021

During the pandemic, there was an increase in alcohol withdrawal rates among hospitalized patients, with a peak at the end of the stay-at-home period.

Oncology Information Center

Proportion of Cancer Cases, Deaths Due to Alcohol Intake Quantified

February 5, 2021

In all states, alcohol consumption accounts for a large proportion of incident cancer cases and cancer deaths.

Hepatology Information Center

Bacterial Infections, Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis Affect Course of Decompensated Cirrhosis

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Colby Stong

January 4, 2021

An international team of investigators conducted a multicenter, prospective, observational study to identify factors contributing to acute decompensation of cirrhosis.

Psychiatry Information Center

COVID-19 Lockdown Tied to Increased Heavy Drinking

December 16, 2020

Heavy alcohol consumption among adults with a history of binge drinking increases the longer they spend at home in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Higher levels of alcohol and tobacco use put men at risk for liver disease, such as cirrhosis and alcoholic liver disease. Men who have sex with men are at increased risk for viral hepatitis B, and should be screened accordingly.

Hepatology Information Center

Cirrhosis Cases Rising Among Women in North America

December 1, 2020

Researchers assessed the contemporary epidemiology of liver-related complications in women and projected cirrhosis disease burden to 2040.

Psych Congress 2020

Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors Among Drug Users

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Jessica Nye, PhD

September 14, 2020

Researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2009-2018 to assess the impact of drug and alcohol use on cardiometabolic disease risk factors.

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ADHD Information Center

Insomnia and Alcohol Consumption Linked to ADHD Symptoms

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Emily Pond

July 6, 2020

Among adults without a clinical diagnosis of ADHD, heavy alcohol use predicted more severe ADHD symptoms.

Diet and Nutrition Information Center

Alcohol Consumption Worsens Global Burden of Disease

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Emily Pond

January 23, 2020

Alcohol-attributable death rates were highest in Eastern Europe, sub-Saharan Africa, and countries with low human development indices (HDIs). Across countries, alcohol use disproportionately affected young people and men.