alcohol

Exercise in the Treatment of Youth Substance Use Disorders: Review and Recommendations

Scientific article

17 October 2017

SUMMARY Substance use disorders are one of the most common and debilitating mental health conditions experienced by youth, and several well-established risk factors exist that contribute to the development and persistence of SUDs...

Alcohol Taxation Policy in Kyrgyzstan (2017)

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Increasing the price of alcohol is one of the most effective policy measures to reduce overall consumption in a country, and hence to reduce the level of alcohol-related harm. Taxation is a common way to control the price of alcoholic...

WHO Alcohol Brief Intervention Training Manual for Primary Care (2017)

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Alcohol contributes significantly to the disease and mortality burden in the WHO European Region, and primary health care systems play an important role in reducing the impact of harmful alcohol use. Screening and brief interventions (SBIs)...

Acute Ethanol Administration Upregulates Synaptic α4-Subunit of Neuronal Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors within the Nucleus Accumbens and Amygdala

Scientific article

24 October 2107

Alcohol and nicotine are two of the most frequently abused drugs, with their comorbidity well described. Previous data show that chronic exposure to nicotine upregulates high-affinity nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in several...

Smoking, Drinking and Drug Use among Young People in England

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2 November 2017

Key findings In 2016: 19% of 11-15 year old pupils had ever smoked, which is similar to 2014. 44% of pupils had ever drunk alcohol which is not comparable with earlier surveys. 24% of pupils reported they had ever taken drugs. This compares...

Demographic and Mental Health Characteristics of Individuals who Present to Community Health Clinics with Substance Misuse

Scientific article

25 October 2017

Abstract Introduction: Community health clinics (CHCs) are an opportune setting to identify and treat substance misuse. This study assessed the characteristics of patients who presented to a CHC with substance misuse. Methods: Personnel at...

The Effects of Alcohol Intoxication on Accuracy and the Confidence–Accuracy Relationship in Photographic Simultaneous Line-Ups

Scientific article

27 June 2017

Summary Acute alcohol intoxication during encoding can impair subsequent identification accuracy, but results across studies have been inconsistent, with studies often finding no effect. Little is also known about how alcohol intoxication...

The Indirect Effect of Emotion Regulation on Minority Stress and Problematic Substance Use in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals

Scientific article

25 October 2017

Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals report higher levels of problematic alcohol and substance use than their heterosexual peers. This disparity is linked to the experience of LGB-specific stressors, termed minority stress...

Licit and Illicit Substance Use Patterns among University Students in Germany Using Cluster Analysis

Scientific article

23 October 2017

Abstract Background The use of multiple licit and illicit substances plays an important role in many university students’ lives. Previous research on multiple substance use patterns of university students, however, often fails to examine...

Like Sugar for Adults: The Effect of Non-Dependent Parental Drinking on Children & Families

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1 October 2017

This study set out to explore the effect of non-dependent parental drinking on children, making a direct link between parental drinking habits and the attitudes, behaviours and impacts reported by their children. It explores the effect of...