tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43829441313903153442024-09-04T22:55:26.355-04:00ALCOHOL REPORTSAn international website dedicated to providing current information on news, reports, publications,and peer-reviewed research articles concerning alcoholism and alcohol-related problems throughout the world.
Postings are provided by international contributors who monitor news, publications and research findings in their country, geographical region or program area of interest.
All postings are entered without editorial or contributor opinion or comment.Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comBlogger13668125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-13787258882446138762013-09-19T06:00:00.000-04:002013-09-19T06:00:13.066-04:00Stress–response pathways are altered in the hippocampus of chronic alcoholics
The chronic high-level alcohol consumption seen in alcoholism leads to dramatic effects on the hippocampus, including decreased white matter, loss of oligodendrocytes and other glial cells, and inhibition of neurogenesis.
Examining gene expression in post mortem hippocampal tissue from 20 alcoholics and 19 controls allowed us to detect differentially expressed genes that may play a Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-31108677379305704882013-09-18T22:46:00.000-04:002013-09-18T22:46:01.034-04:00Modulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in native sympathetic neurons by
To determine whether actions on nicotine acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs)
contribute to ethanol’s depressant effects on the autonomic nervous
system.
The acute effects of ethanol on nAChRs were examined in primary
cultured superior cervical ganglion (SCGs) by whole-cell patch clamp
recordings. After the whole-cell configuration was formed, drugs diluted to various concentrations with Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-32139988333321107362013-09-18T21:39:00.000-04:002013-09-18T21:39:49.991-04:00Global Actions: Commitments to Reduce Harmful Drinking. Sep 19, 2013
Global Actions in Focus
Drink driving initiative in nigeria
Post-intervention survey
From August 26 to September 2, 2013, researchers from the University of Lagos in Lagos, Nigeria and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials conducted a post-intervention survey for the Lagos Apapa Drink Driving Intervention Initiative. The researchers surveyed 509 petroleum tanker drivers from various Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-73483649856463270912013-09-18T21:35:00.003-04:002013-09-18T21:35:48.405-04:00Media Release - Beer hits a 66 year low, but wine is still going up
Our tastes may be swinging away from beer and towards wine, but we're drinking a little less alcohol overall, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
"Beer is now at its lowest point in 66 years," said Louise Gates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics; "even so, that means that there are still 4.1 litres of pure alcohol available from beer for Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-40560761384640187482013-09-18T11:44:00.002-04:002013-09-18T11:44:28.168-04:00Press Release - Drinkaware call for evidence on binge drinking
Drinkaware is launching a review in support of the Government’s Alcohol Strategy to develop a coherent, well evidenced strategy with regards to the role Drinkaware could play in reducing the harm from public drunkenness and its negative consequences
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Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-16071968322237383292013-09-18T11:00:00.000-04:002013-09-18T11:00:01.858-04:00Latino subgroup as a moderator of the relationship between language usage and alcohol use in a national sample of Latino emerging adults.
Emerging adulthood represents a period of increased risk for alcohol use. For Latino emerging adults, less is known regarding the role cultural variables play in alcohol use behaviors. Research in this area has primarily been conducted using Latino college student samples and/or a single Latino subgroup.
This study investigates Latino subgroup as a moderator of the relationship Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-81034250648379705382013-09-18T06:00:00.000-04:002013-09-18T06:00:00.452-04:00Interpersonal Climate of 12-step Groups Predicts Reductions in Alcohol Use.
Research has shown that increases in the size of abstinence-based social networks helps explain the association between 12-Step attendance and increased abstinence.
This study investigated whether the quality of social interaction in 12-Step groups also predicts reduced substance use. Participants reported their perceptions of engagedness, avoidance, and conflict in their 12-StepLoran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-34356674697552807752013-09-17T18:04:00.003-04:002013-09-17T18:04:46.478-04:00Chronic Care Management for Dependence on Alcohol and Other DrugsThe AHEAD Randomized Trial
To determine whether CCM for alcohol and other drug dependence improves substance use outcomes compared with usual primary care.
The AHEAD study, a randomized trial conducted among 563 people with alcohol and other drug dependence at a Boston, Massachusetts, hospital-based primary care practice. Participants were recruited from September 2006 to September 2008 from a freestanding Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-82890341313620727262013-09-17T18:00:00.000-04:002013-09-17T18:00:00.116-04:00Press Release - Chronic Care Management Program Does Not Result in Increased Abstinence From Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence
Persons with alcohol and other drug dependence who received chronic care management including relapse prevention counseling and medical, addiction and psychiatric treatment were no more abstinent than those who received usual primary care, according to a study in the September 18 issue of JAMA.
Chronic care management (CCM) is a way of delivering care that has been shown to be effective forLoran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-20563954284676816572013-09-17T06:00:00.000-04:002013-09-17T06:00:13.539-04:00Research Access to Confidential Data through the Data Portal
The Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing a call for applications for access to Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) and National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) confidential data for research purposes.
Through receipt, review and approval of applications, researchers may access Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-35414534351376934922013-09-16T23:30:00.000-04:002013-09-16T23:30:04.624-04:00Alcohol News - 37/2013
NCD Alliance (Norway) - Norway first to launch a national NCD strategy
100 years ago communicable diseases were the main causes of premature death. Poverty was the major risk factor. Today 80 % of Norwegians die from NCDs, many prematurely. The majorrisk factors are tobacco, alcohol, sugar, fat and physical inactivity.
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Scanomark (SwedenLoran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-13086096802907392922013-09-15T22:00:00.002-04:002013-09-15T22:01:04.620-04:00Problem solving styles among people who use alcohol and other drugs in South Africa
The present study examines the relationship between problem-solving styles, socio-demographic variables and risk of alcohol and other drug (AOD)-related problems among a South African population.
The Social Problem-Solving Inventory–Revised, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) were administered Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-88288677016117622052013-09-15T22:00:00.001-04:002013-09-15T22:00:04.157-04:00Acute alcohol-related dysfunction as a predictor of employment status in a longitudinal study of working-age men in Izhevsk, Russia
To investigate longitudinally the effect of alcohol consumption and related acute alcohol-related dysfunction on employment status.
A total of 1143 men aged 25–55 years in regular paid employment and resident in the city of Izhevsk, Russia were interviewed between 2003–06 and then re-interviewed (2008–09) and their employment status ascertained.
Exposures of interest Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-36271413585229395542013-09-15T22:00:00.000-04:002013-09-15T22:00:01.592-04:00Trend analysis and modelling of gender-specific age, period and birth cohort effects on alcohol abstention and consumption level for drinkers in Great Britain using the General Lifestyle Survey 1984–2009
British alcohol consumption and abstinence rates have increased substantially in the last 3 decades. This study aims to disentangle age, period and birth cohort effects to improve our understanding of these trends and suggest groups for targeted interventions to reduce resultant harms.
Age, period, cohort analysis of repeated cross-sectional surveys using separate logistic Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-47965625137462253672013-09-14T06:00:00.003-04:002013-09-14T06:00:00.805-04:00Childhood Verbal Development and Drinking Behaviors from Adolescence to Young Adulthood: A Discordant Twin-Pair Analysis
Studies suggest that better cognitive and verbal abilities in childhood predict earlier experimentation with alcohol and higher levels of drinking in adolescence, whereas poorer ability is related to a higher likelihood of remaining abstinent. Whether individual differences in language development in childhood predict differences in adolescent drinking behaviors has not been studied.
Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-18721641977640210542013-09-14T06:00:00.002-04:002013-09-14T06:00:01.246-04:00Perceived Danger While Intoxicated Uniquely Contributes to Driving After Drinking
Previous findings suggest that alcohol alters perceptions of risky behaviors such as drinking and driving. However, studies testing these perceptions as a predictor of drinking and driving typically measure these perceptions while participants are sober. This study tested whether the perceived danger of driving after drinking assessed while intoxicated was associated with increased Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-8659393250785254252013-09-14T06:00:00.001-04:002013-09-14T06:00:01.001-04:00Psychiatric Comorbidity and 12-Step Participation: A Longitudinal Investigation of Treated Young Adults
Evidence indicates that 12-step mutual-help organizations (MHOs), such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA), can play an important role in extending and potentiating the recovery benefits of professionally delivered addiction treatment among young adults with substance use disorders (SUD). However, concerns have lingered regarding the suitability of 12-step organizations Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-66280174053164081642013-09-14T06:00:00.000-04:002013-09-14T06:00:05.713-04:00Does the Severity of Hangovers Decline with Age? Survey of the Incidence of Hangover in Different Age Groups
Alcohol hangover is a growing research area, but differences across the life span have not been assessed. Here, we test the hypothesis that the severity of hangovers depends on age.
A cross-sectional study of 51,645 men and women aged 18 to 94 years old, who participated in the population-based Danish Health Examination Study (DANHES) in Denmark between 2007 and 2008, formed the Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-19318433649766055432013-09-13T23:00:00.000-04:002013-09-13T23:00:06.246-04:00Energy drinks and alcohol: research supported by industry may be downplaying harms
Concern is growing about the harms that may arise from heavy drinkers mixing alcohol with so called energy drinks to enable them to drink for longer and achieve higher levels of intoxication. On Friday and Saturday evenings, about 40% of people on Australian city streets are heavily intoxicated (breath alcohol concentrations (BAC) greater than 0.087 mg alcohol/100 ml) and nearly a quarter Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-2374883633611243222013-09-12T06:00:00.004-04:002013-09-12T06:00:03.286-04:00Alcohol stress response dampening during imminent versus distal, uncertain threat.
Research indicates that fear and anxiety are distinct processes with separable neurobiological substrates. Predictable versus unpredictable shock administration has been used to elicit fear versus anxiety, respectively. Recent research has demonstrated that alcohol may reduce anxiety but not fear. However, previous manipulations of predictability have varied both probability and temporal Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-23972698413437298212013-09-12T06:00:00.003-04:002013-09-12T06:00:02.499-04:00The effect of alcohol on emotional inertia: A test of alcohol myopia.
Alcohol myopia (AM) has emerged as one of the most widely researched theories of alcohol’s effects on emotional experience. Given this theory’s popularity, it is notable that a central tenet of AM has not been tested—namely, that alcohol creates a myopic focus on the present moment, limiting the extent to which the present is permeated by emotions derived from prior experience.
We tested Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-20605273861853465212013-09-12T06:00:00.002-04:002013-09-12T06:00:08.510-04:00The triangular association of ADH1B genetic polymorphism, alcohol consumption and the risk of depression in older men
Alcohol use, particularly alcohol abuse and dependence, are associated with increased risk of depression. Current diagnostic criteria suggest that the relationship is causal, but the evidence has only been derived from observational studies that are subject to confounding and bias.
Given the logistic and ethical constraints that would be associated with a trial of alcohol use to prevent Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-35669170557243386722013-09-12T06:00:00.001-04:002013-09-12T06:00:13.357-04:00Global Actions: Commitments to Reduce Harmful Drinking. Sep 12, 2013
Global Actions in Focus
“Responsible drinking: don’t drink and drive”
Commercial driver training program
In partnership with the Institute of Road Traffic Education and College of Traffic Management (IRTE), Global Actions India held a series of training seminars, “Responsible Drinking: Don’t Drink and Drive,” to educate commercial drivers about responsible drinking and the Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-39134560139586408012013-09-12T06:00:00.000-04:002013-09-12T06:00:07.033-04:00Tailoring a response to youth binge drinking in an Aboriginal Australian community: a grounded theory study
While Aboriginal Australian health providers prioritise identification of local community health needs and strategies, they do not always have the opportunity to access or interpret evidence-based literature to inform health improvement innovations. Research partnerships are therefore important when designing or modifying Aboriginal Australian Loran Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10250850207106402095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4382944131390315344.post-46443185743090119292013-09-11T13:00:00.001-04:002013-09-11T13:00:01.149-04:00RCPI Alcohol Policy Group Pre-Budget Submission 2014
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland's Alcohol Policy Group bas called for the introduction of minimum pricing and an increase in excise duty in its Pre-Budget Submission 2014.
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