alcohol

Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic: Measuring Alcohol-Related Harm: Politics and Science

Book

11 January 2018

At national level alcohol-related harm and especially the net cost of harm versus benefits are slippery concepts. Malleability and policy salience combine to make the estimates contested territory, seen as justifying reduced alcohol taxes...

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder

Book

5 January 2018

Rationale The goal of this guideline is to improve the quality of care and treatment outcomes for patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), as defined by DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association 2013). The guideline focuses specifically on...

PROSPER Community-University Partnership Delivery System Effects on Substance Misuse

Scientific article

10 January 2013

Evaluated prevention programmes are typically implemented by research teams, raising questions over real-world applicability, but a groundbreaking US trial is said to have produced a ‘robust’ demonstration of the potential of a system in...

Short Course: Alcohol Problems, Policy and Practice

5 February 2018

London

United Kingdom

This module is coordinated by the Addictions Department jointly with the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS).

Leading academics from King's College London and across other universities in the UKCTAS will present and discuss the latest evidence.

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Effectiveness Bank Hot Topic: The ‘Forgotten’ Carers

Book

20 December 2017

One of our selection of hot topics on important issues which sometimes generate heated debate. Both as a treatment resource for the patient and a group needing support in their own right, families affected by substance use are, claimed a UK...

No Clear Role for Medications in Less Dependent Drinkers

Scientific article

8 December 2017

In 2013 nalmefene was authorised for moderating drinking among patients not in need of detoxification, extending pharmacotherapy to less dependent drinkers. Though uniquely authorised for this purpose, this review found other (and probably...

Alcohol Marketing Regulation: From Research to Public Policy

Scientific article

10 January 2017

Introduction Alcohol marketing, promotion and sponsorship are widespread in most of the world today. Alcohol marketing is evolving constantly and utilizes multiple channels, including youth-oriented radio, television, sports events and...

The Economic Burden of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Canada in 2013

Scientific article

21 October 2015

Aim To estimate the economic burden and cost attributable to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in Canada in 2013. Methods This cost-of-illness study examined the impact of FASD on the material welfare of the Canadian society in 2013 by...

Alcohol and Cancer: A Statement of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Scientific article

7 November 2017

Abstract Alcohol drinking is an established risk factor for several malignancies, and it is a potentially modifiable risk factor for cancer. The Cancer Prevention Committee of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) believes that a...

Consensus Validation of the POSAMINO (POtentially Serious Alcohol–Medication INteractions in Older adults) Criteria

Scientific article

8 November 2017

Abstract Objectives: Older adults are particularly vulnerable to adverse effects from concurrent alcohol and medication use. However, there is limited evidence regarding the prevalence of these adverse outcomes among older adults, and there...