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Baclofen for alcohol use disorder

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2023
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is one of the most widespread psychiatric disorders leading to detrimental consequences to people with this disorder and others. Worldwide, the prevalence of heavy episodic drinking (30-day prevalence of at least one occasion of 60 g of pure alcohol intake among current drinkers) is estimated at 20% and the prevalence of AUD ...
Agabio R, Saulle R, Rösner S, Minozzi S   +3 more
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Explaining the Frequency of Alcohol Consumption in a Conflict Zone: Jews and Palestinians in Israel [PDF]

, 2015
Experiencing stress and exposure to terrorism may have an adverse effect on health risk behaviors. Few studies have examined alcohol use among adults living in Israel under chronic, stressful terrorism-related conditions.
Canetti, Daphna, Chartier, Karen G., Hall, Brian J., Hobfoll, Stevan E., Massey, Zohar, Shuval, Kerem, Stebbins, Mary B.   +6 more
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Sibling comparisons elucidate the associations between educational attainment polygenic scores and alcohol, nicotine and cannabis. [PDF]

, 2020
Background and aimsThe associations between low educational attainment and substance use disorders (SUDs) may be related to a common genetic vulnerability.
Agrawal, Arpana, Aliev, Fazil, Almasy, Laura, Barr, Peter B, Bierut, Laura, Bucholz, Kathleen, Chan, Grace, Dick, Danielle M, Edenberg, Howard J, Johnson, Emma C, Kuo, Sally I-Chun, McCutcheon, Vivia V, Meyers, Jacquelyn L, Salvatore, Jessica E, Schuckit, Marc, Stephenson, Mallory, Su, Jinni, Tischfield, Jay, Wetherill, Leah   +18 more
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RNA biomarkers for alcohol use disorder

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is highly prevalent and one of the leading causes of disability in the US and around the world. There are some molecular biomarkers of heavy alcohol use and liver damage which can suggest AUD, but these are lacking in ...
Laura B. Ferguson, Laura B. Ferguson, Laura B. Ferguson, R. Dayne Mayfield, R. Dayne Mayfield, Robert O. Messing, Robert O. Messing, Robert O. Messing   +7 more
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Gabapentin for alcohol use disorder

Canadian Family Physician, 2021
Is gabapentin an effective treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD)? Gabapentin treatment avoided more heavy drinking days (> 5 standard drinks/day) than placebo (27% vs 9%). Gabapentin can be a second-line, off-label option to treat AUD. However, there is mixed evidence and concerns about abuse-
Christina Korownyk, Justin Weresch, Jessica Kirkwood   +2 more
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Do drinking motives mediate the relationship between neighborhood characteristics and alcohol use among adolescents? [PDF]

, 2019
Funding: Funding for the Scottish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children was provided by NHS Scotland. This work was also supported by the 600th Anniversary Ph.D.
Browne, Candace Currie, Cooper, Flowerdew, Geiser, Gelman, Gina Martin, Joanna Inchley, Katz, Khana, Leckie, Sudhinaraset   +11 more
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Alcohol use and Alcohol Use Disorder

Nutrimentum et Curae
Alcohol habit represents a major public health problem, being a chief cause of both morbidity and mortality. Binge drinking, a particularly dangerous alcohol intake pattern, has been growing in the last years, especially in younger people.
Stefano Gitto, Lucia Golfieri, Margherita Falcini, Fabio Caputo   +3 more
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Alcohol Misuse and Alcohol Use Disorder in Adolescents

Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions
Adolescence is a distinct developmental stage marked by increased levels of novelty-seeking, reward sensitiv- ity, and risk-taking behaviors, which often heighten the risk for alcohol use.
İpek Süzer Gamlı, Mehmet Can Erata
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The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in the Russian language - a systematic review of validation efforts and application challenges

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2021
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is one of the most frequently used screening instrument for hazardous and harmful use of alcohol and potential alcohol dependence in primary health care (PHC) and other settings worldwide. It has been
Maria Neufeld, Anna Bunova, Carina Ferreira-Borges, Evgeniy Bryun, Eugenia Fadeeva, Artyom Gil, Boris Gornyi, Daria Khaltourina, Evgenia Koshkina, Aleksey Nadezhdin, Elena Tetenova, Melita Vujnovic, Konstantin Vyshinsky, Elena Yurasova, Jürgen Rehm   +14 more
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The Pharmacogenetics of Alcohol Use Disorder [PDF]

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 2015
Annually, the use and abuse of alcohol contributes to millions of deaths and billions of dollars in societal costs. To determine the impact of genetic variation on the susceptibility to the disorder and its response to treatment, studies have been conducted to assess the contribution of a variety of candidate genetic variants.
Henry R. Kranzler, Sandra D. Comer, Jermaine D. Jones   +2 more
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