.... All students received an interview using the alcohol section of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence according to DSM-IV as well as episodic heavy drinking served as criteria to validate the screening instruments. Results: All 9th and 10th graders (n...

... to in the content or advertisements. Alcohol dependence Alcohol abuse Emergency service Suicide attempt European Addiction Research Research Report Eur Addict Res 2012;18:26 33 DOI: 10.1159/000332233 Received: April 11, 2011 Accepted: August 27, 2011 Published online: December 6, 2011 Alcohol Use...

...Oussama Kebir; Mohamed-Ali Gorsane; Lisa Blecha; Marie-Odile Krebs; Michel Reynaud; Amine Benyamina The aim of the present work was to systematically review all association studies of inflammation genes with alcohol dependence/alcohol abuse (AD/AA) and to perform a meta-analysis. Odds ratios (ORs...

...Jürgen Rehm; Jayadeep Patra; William H. Gnam; Anna Sarnocinska-Hart; Svetlana Popova Aims: To estimate avoidable burden and avoidable costs of alcohol abuse in Canada for the year 2002. Methods: A policy effectiveness approach was used. The impact of six effective and cost-effective alcohol policy...

... or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Controlled drinking Harm reduction Alcohol abuse Switzerland...

...Marie Bussey Rask; Tina Jørgensen; Jeanette Pinnerup Jensen; Katrine Bech Jørgensen; Mia Madsen; Bent Nielsen; Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen; Anette Søgaard Nielsen; Morten Grønbæk An important issue regarding treatment for alcohol abuse is the high rate of relapse following treatment. In the research...

... of alcoholic damage in the form of lower scores on cognitive functions vulnerable to the effects of long-term alcohol abuse. While some evidence was found linking the experience of blackout to the severity of the alcohol problem, no relationship was found between cognitive functioning and the experience...

... Institute for Addiction Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Key Words Alcohol dependence W Alcohol abuse W Harmful alcohol use W Hazardous alcohol use W Validity Abstract The purpose of this study was to establish the discriminant validity of alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnoses within a population of well...

.... A large proportion of the participants were granted disability pension (39%), a majority because of psychiatric disorders, drug and alcohol abuse. Research Report Eur Addict Res 2003;9:80 86 DOI: 10.1159/000068805 A 25-Year Follow-Up Study of Drug Addicts Hospitalised for Acute Hepatitis: Present and Past...

.... This paper – using the EDSP baseline sample of 3,021 community respondents from the Munich area – examines the prevalence of use, abuse and dependence and investigates the dose/disorder relationship. Alcohol abuse was reported by 9.7% of respondents and alcohol dependence by 6.2%. Men were more likely...