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A systematic review of self-report measures used in epidemiological studies to assess alcohol consumption among older adults.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThere is a lack of standardization regarding how to assess and categorize alcohol intake in older adults. The aim of this study was to systematically review methods used in epidemiological studies to define drinking patterns and measure alcohol
Kjerstin Tevik, Sverre Bergh, Geir Selbæk, Aud Johannessen, Anne-S Helvik   +4 more
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Stress and alcohol drinking

Annals of Medicine, 2004
The concept of stress-relief by alcohol has led to many investigations in order to elucidate the mechanisms of interactions of stress and alcohol, and the stress-reducing effect of alcohol as a motivation for alcohol consumption. The hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) system is one of the biological systems affected by both stress and alcohol ...
Sillaber, I., Henniger, M.
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Controlled drinking, harm reduction and their roles in the response to alcohol-related problems [PDF]

, 2006
This article first distinguishes three meanings of the term ‘harm reduction’ in the literature on alcohol problems: a European sense in which a change in drinking is not necessarily required; an American sense which includes the controlled drinking (CD ...
Heather, Nick
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Positive alcohol expectancies and injunctive drinking norms in drinking to cope motives and alcohol use among older adults

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2019
Background: Studies indicate older adults have increased risk for alcohol-related harms (e.g., risk for falls) that can manifest at lower levels of consumption than younger adults.
Tomorrow D. Wilson, Linda Ann Wray, Rob J. Turrisi   +2 more
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Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Renders Adult Drinking BLA-Dependent: BLA Hyper-Activity as Contributor to Comorbid Alcohol Use Disorder and Anxiety Disorders

Brain Sciences, 2017
Adolescent alcohol drinking increases the risk for alcohol-use disorder in adulthood. Yet, the changes in adult neural function resulting from adolescent alcohol drinking remain poorly understood.
Mahsa Moaddab, Elizabeth Mangone, Madelyn H. Ray, Michael A. McDannald   +3 more
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Drinking alcohol at home and in public places and the time framing of risks [PDF]

, 2013
The United Kingdom has witnessed a steady rise in per capita consumption of alcohol in the three decades leading up to 2004 since when there has been a decline. Much of this increase can be accounted for by increased drinking away from licensed premises.
Heyman, Bob, Foster, John
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Smoking cessation mutually facilitates alcohol drinking cessation among tobacco and alcohol co-users: A cross-sectional study in a rural area of Shanghai, China

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2019
Introduction Tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking are strongly paired behaviours, affecting millions of people worldwide. Studies in western countries demonstrate that alcohol use among smokers makes it harder to quit smoking, and addressing alcohol use ...
Ruiping Wang^#*, Bin Li*, Yonggen Jiang*, Ying Guan, Guimin Wang, Genming Zhao^#   +5 more
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Adult consequences of late adolescent alcohol consumption: a systematic review of cohort studies. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Although important to public policy, there have been no rigorous evidence syntheses of the long-term consequences of late adolescent drinking.
McAlaney, J., McAlaney J., Rowe, Richard, McAlaney John, Rowe Richard, John McAlaney, McCambridge Jim, Rowe, R., McCambridge J., McCambridge, Jim, McAlaney, John, Jim McCambridge, Richard Rowe, McCambridge, J.   +13 more
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Validation of hair ethyl glucuronide using transdermal monitoring and self‐reported alcohol use in women of childbearing potential

Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2021
Aim The present study aimed to evaluate the validity of hair ethyl glucuronide concentrations compared with transdermal alcohol concentration and self‐reported alcohol use.
Andrea L. Blair, Ashleigh L. Chiaf, Erica K. Crockett, Tracy Kent Teague, Julie M. Croff   +4 more
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Adolescent binge drinking leads to changes in alcohol drinking, anxiety, and amygdalar corticotropin releasing factor cells in adulthood in male rats.

PLoS ONE, 2012
Heavy episodic drinking early in adolescence is associated with increased risk of addiction and other stress-related disorders later in life. This suggests that adolescent alcohol abuse is an early marker of innate vulnerability and/or binge exposure ...
Nicholas W Gilpin, Chrisanthi A Karanikas, Heather N Richardson   +2 more
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