Temporal patterns of alcohol consumption and attempts to reduce alcohol intake in England [PDF]
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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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]
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
V. M Hawthorne +7 more
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Zinc-glutathione in Chinese Baijiu prevents alcohol-associated liver injury
Zinc depletion is associated with alcohol-associated liver injury. We tested the hypothesis that increasing zinc availability along with alcohol consumption prevents alcohol-associated liver injury.
Yinrui Feng +6 more
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Effects of screening and brief intervention on alcohol consumption in an emergency department [PDF]
Objective Alcohol use is associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Alcohol problems are common in emergency departments (EDs). This study investigated the effect of screening and a new brief intervention (BI) protocol on alcohol consumption
Soo Chul Im, Duk Hee Lee
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Life course trajectories of alcohol consumption in the United Kingdom using longitudinal data from nine cohort studies. [PDF]
Alcohol consumption patterns change across life and this is not fully captured in cross-sectional series data. Analysis of longitudinal data, with repeat alcohol measures, is necessary to reveal changes within the same individuals as they age.
Britton, A +14 more
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Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to the consumption of alcohol
Objective: To estimate the proportion and numbers of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 that are attributable to alcohol consumption. Methods: We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of cancers causally associated with alcohol ...
Nirmala Pandeya +5 more
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The impact of alcohol pricing policies on public health in Hong Kong, China: A modelling study
Summary: Background: Contrary to most developed economies, Hong Kong has reduced and eliminated taxes on beer and wine over the last 15 years and observed increasing alcohol consumption.
Carmen S. Ng +4 more
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User characteristics of a smartphone app to reduce alcohol consumption [PDF]
Digital interventions are available to help people reduce their alcohol consumption, but it is not known who uses these interventions and how this treatment-seeking group compares with the general population of drinkers. The study objective was to compare the socio-demographic and drinking characteristics of users of the 'Drinks Meter' smartphone app ...
Claire Garnett +5 more
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Physical activity reduces alcohol consumption induced by reward downshift.
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 +3 more
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic may lead to negative mental health effects but the effect on alcohol consumption among younger adults is unclear. We assess predictors of change in alcohol consumption during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Lasse Brandt +14 more
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