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4191 The Role of Suggestibility and Trait Anxiety in Young Adult Alcohol Use
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: The purpose of this study was to investigate how suggestibility and social susceptibility relate to alcohol use in young adult non-dependent alcohol users, and the role of trait anxiety in this relationship. We hypothesized that greater
Alexandra Cowand+6 more
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The short-term impact of the alcohol act on alcohol-related deaths and hospital admissions in Scotland: a natural experiment [PDF]
Background and aim: The introduction of the Alcohol Act in Scotland on 1 October 2011, which included a ban on multi-buy promotions, was likely associated with a fall in off-trade alcohol sales in the year after its implementation.
Babor+31 more
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Abstract There is evidence for a dose-response relationship between alcohol consumption and risk of liver cirrhosis, cancers of the oropharynx, larynx, oesophagus, rectum (beer only), liver, and female breast, and violent death, but the relationship between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease is more complex.
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Effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transitioned HIV to a chronic disease, with more than 50% of people living with HIV (PLWH) being over the age of 50.
Patrick M. McTernan+5 more
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Problem gamblers share deficits in impulsive decision-making with alcohol-dependent individuals [PDF]
Aims: Problem gambling has been proposed to represent a ‘behavioural addiction’ that may provide key insights into vulnerability mechanisms underlying addiction in brains that are not affected by the damaging effects of drugs.
American Psychiatric Association+66 more
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Global statistics on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use: 2017 status report
AIMS This review provides an up-to-date curated source of information on alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use and their associated mortality and burden of disease.
A. Peacock+16 more
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cAMP Signaling in Pathobiology of Alcohol Associated Liver Disease
The importance of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in cellular responses to extracellular signals is well established. Many years after discovery, our understanding of the intricacy of cAMP signaling has improved dramatically.
Mohamed Elnagdy+3 more
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The Serotonin Transporter Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and Alcohol Problems in Heavy Drinkers: Moderation by Depressive Symptoms. [PDF]
Heavy alcohol use in young adults has been prospectively associated with a host of psychosocial and alcohol-related problems. Recent studies have supported the interaction between serotonin transporter polymorphism and adverse environmental factors, as a
Ray, Lara A, Tartter, Molly A
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Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in 4 US Communities
Importance Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are costly, life-long disabilities. Older data suggested the prevalence of the disorder in the United States was 10 per 1000 children; however, there are few current estimates based on larger, diverse US ...
Philip A. May+28 more
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Cholesterol as a modulator of cannabinoid receptor CB2 signaling
Signaling through integral membrane G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) is influenced by lipid composition of cell membranes. By using novel high affinity ligands of human cannabinoid receptor CB2, we demonstrate that cholesterol increases basal ...
Alexei Yeliseev+7 more
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