Alcohol consumption and mortality from all causes, coronary heart disease, and stroke: results from a prospective cohort study of Scottish men with 21 years of follow up [PDF]
, 1999 Objectives: To relate alcohol consumption to mortality. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: 27 workplaces in the west of Scotland. Participants: 5766 men aged 35-64 when screened in 1970-3 who answered questions on their usual weekly alcohol
Hole, D.J. +3 more
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Reduced alcohol consumption in mice lacking preprodynorphin [PDF]
Alcohol, 2006 Many studies suggest a role for endogenous opioid peptides and their receptors in regulation of ethanol intake. It is commonly accepted that the kappa-opioid receptors and their endogenous ligands, dynorphins, produce a dysphoric state and therefore may be responsible for avoidance of alcohol. We used mutant mice lacking preprodynorphin in a variety of
Yuri A, Blednov +3 more
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Restricting or banning alcohol advertising to reduce alcohol consumption in adults and adolescents [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 Alcohol is estimated to be the fifth leading risk factor for global disability-adjusted life years. Restricting or banning alcohol advertising may reduce exposure to the risk posed by alcohol at the individual and general population level. To date, no systematic review has evaluated the effectiveness, possible harms and cost-effectiveness of this ...
Nandi, Siegfried +6 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 +3 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 +7 more
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Alcohol consumption in heroin users, methadone-substituted and codeine-substituted patients - Frequency and correlates of use [PDF]
, 2003 This retrospective study aims to determine whether there is a difference in the additional consumption of alcohol between addicts treated with methadone or dihydrocodeine (DHC) and untreated addicts injecting heroin.
Schütz, Christian G. +4 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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Temporal patterns of alcohol consumption and attempts to reduce alcohol intake in England [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2016 The Alcohol Toolkit Study (ATS) is a monthly survey of approximately 1700 adults per month aged 16 years of age or more in England. We aimed to explore patterns of alcohol consumption and motivation to reduce alcohol use in England throughout the year.Data from 38,372 participants who answered questions about alcohol consumption (March 2014 to January ...
de Vocht, F. +7 more
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Mortality in England and Wales attributable to current alcohol consumption. [PDF]
, 2001 STUDY OBJECTIVE: To estimate the number of deaths attributable to current alcohol consumption levels in England and Wales by age and sex. DESIGN: Epidemiological approach using published relative risks and population data.
Britton, A, McPherson, K
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Effect of provision of non-alcoholic beverages on alcohol consumption: a randomized controlled study
BMC Medicine, 2023 Background The use of alcohol-flavored beverages not containing alcohol (hereinafter referred to as non-alcoholic beverages) is recommended to reduce alcohol consumption. However, it is unclear if this reduces excessive drinking.
Hisashi Yoshimoto +4 more
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