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Factors associated with an increase in alcohol consumption and tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study of data from 105 countries

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has inevitably led to monumental challenges, and alcohol consumption and tobacco use have unlikely been spared. This cross-sectional survey reports on factors associated with an increase in alcohol consumption and ...
Mir Faeq A. Quadri, Joanne Lusher, Morenike O. Folayan, Maha El Tantawi, Ariel A. Zuñiga, Brandon Brown, Nourhan M. Aly, Joseph C. Okeibunor, Giuliana Florencia, Mohammed Jafer, Eshrat Ara, Kessketlen A. Miranda, Nuraldeen M. Al-Khanati, Passent Ellakany, Balgis Gaffar, Anthonia O. Ishabiyi, Abeedha T. Khan, Zumama Khalid, Folake B. Lawal, Ntombifuthi Nzimande, Anas Shamala, Ala’a B. Al-Tammemi, Bamidele E. Osamika, Muhammad A. Yousaf, Jorma I. Virtanen, Annie L. Nguyen   +25 more
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Physical activity reduces alcohol consumption induced by reward downshift.

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2023
Increased voluntary consumption of alcohol and other anxiolytics has been demonstrated in animals after experiencing frustrative reward devaluation (downshift) or omission. These results have been interpreted in terms of emotional self-medication. In the present study, we analyzed whether voluntary physical activity reduces alcohol intake induced by ...
Elena Castejón, Esmeralda Fuentes-Verdugo, Ricardo Pellón, Carmen Torres   +3 more
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Targeting diacylglycerol lipase reduces alcohol consumption in preclinical models [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2021
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and societal cost, and pharmacological treatment options for AUD are limited. The endogenous cannabinoid (eCB) signaling system is critically involved in reward processing and alcohol intake is positively correlated with release of the eCB ligand 2-Arachidonoylglycerol (2 ...
Nathan D. Winters, Gaurav Bedse, Anastasia A. Astafyev, Toni A. Patrick, Megan Altemus, Amanda J. Morgan, Snigdha Mukerjee, Keenan D. Johnson, Vikrant R. Mahajan, Md Jashim Uddin, Philip J. Kingsley, Samuel W. Centanni, Cody A. Siciliano, David C. Samuels, Lawrence J. Marnett, Danny G. Winder, Sachin Patel   +16 more
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Improving alcohol health literacy and reducing alcohol consumption: recommendations for Germany

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2023
Abstract Background Although the detrimental health effects of alcohol are well established, consumption levels are high in many high-income countries such as Germany. Improving alcohol health literacy presents an integrated approach to alcohol prevention and an important complement to alcohol policy.
Jakob Manthey, Daša Kokole, Steffi Riedel-Heller, Gill Rowlands, Ingo Schäfer, Georg Schomerus, Renate Soellner, Carolin Kilian   +7 more
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Alcohol consumption and risk of peripheral arterial disease: the Rotterdam study [PDF]

, 2002
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Data on alcohol consumption and atherosclerosis are scarce.
Geleijnse, J.M. (Marianne), Grobbee, D.E. (Diederick), Hofman, A. (Albert), Meijer, W.T. (Wouter), Rooij, F.J.A. (Frank) van, Vliegenthart, R. (Rozemarijn), Witteman, J.C.M. (Jacqueline)   +6 more
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Effects of alcohol consumption and smoking on risk for RA: results from a Swedish prospective cohort study

RMD Open, 2021
Objective Several, but not all studies, have shown a dose-dependent inverse association with alcohol consumption and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas smoking is an established risk factor for RA.
Anna Karin Hedström, Hans-Olov Adami, Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Weimin Ye, Rino Bellocco, Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Louise Hedenstierna   +6 more
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The novel mu-opioid antagonist, GSK1521498, reduces ethanol consumption in C57BL/6J mice. [PDF]

, 2015
RATIONALE Using the drinking-in-the-dark (DID) model, we compared the effects of a novel mu-opioid receptor antagonist, GSK1521498, with naltrexone, a licensed treatment of alcohol dependence, on ethanol consumption in mice.
C Giuliano, C Giuliano, David N. Stephens, David R. Wille, DM Ignar, DN Stephens, DW Oslin, EA Rabiner, Edward T. Bullmore, EE Codd, F Kiefer, GH Jones, H Wit de, H Ziauddeen, HM Pettinati, JR Volpicelli, JS Rhodes, Kay Maltby, LA Berner, LA Parker, LD Middaugh, LS Hwa, Manolo Mugnaini, NK Kamdar, P Monti, PJ Nathan, PJ Nathan, Pradeep Nathan, S Loeber, Sam R. Miller, Sandra Sanchez-Roige, Tamzin L. Ripley, TJ Phillips, TL Ripley   +33 more
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Change in alcohol consumption and physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic amongst 76 medical students [PDF]

PeerJ, 2021
Objective To investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic has affected physical activity and alcohol consumption among medical students. Methods Cross-sectional survey study among 76 students in their second year of medical school.
Christina Sandell, Mikhail Saltychev
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Factors associated with alcohol reduction in harmful and hazardous drinkers following alcohol brief intervention in Scotland: a qualitative enquiry [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Alcohol Brief Intervention (ABI) uses a motivational counselling approach to support individuals to reduce excessive alcohol consumption. There is growing evidence on ABI’s use within various health care settings, although how they work and
AC Mcfarlane, B-MMO VulanovicA, C Emslie, Claire Ballinger, CM Becker, CS Lee, E Kaner, G Hewitt, Jean M. McQueen, JM Mcqueen, KJ Brower, KM Harris, L Copeland, MH Carrigan, N Heather, PM Monti, R Hodgson, R Pawson, TB Moyer, TR Apodaca, Tracey E. Howe, V Braun   +21 more
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A brief psychological intervention that reduces adolescent alcohol consumption. [PDF]

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2014
Alcohol consumption in adolescence is associated with problem drinking in later life, and there is a need to develop evidence-based interventions to reduce adolescent alcohol consumption. The aims of the present study were to test the ability of a very brief intervention based on self-affirmation theory to reduce alcohol consumption in a sample of ...
Christopher J. Armitage, Richard Rowe, Madelynne A. Arden, Peter R. Harris   +3 more
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