Tag: Alcohol use

Association Between Daily Alcohol Intake and Risk of All-Cause Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analyses

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Author: Zhao, Jinhui; Stockwell, Tim; Naimi, Tim; Churchill, Sam; Clay, James; Sherk, Adam Description: IMPORTANCE: A previous meta-analysis of the association between alcohol use and all-cause mortality found no statistically significant reductions in mortality risk at low levels of consumption compared with lifetime nondrinkers. However, the risk estimates may have been affected by the number and quality of studies then available, especially those for women and younger cohorts. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between alcohol use and all-cause mortality, and how sources of bias may change results. DATA SOURCES: A…

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Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Alcohol Use Relapse Among Adults in Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorders

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Author: Weinberger, A.H.; Platt, J.; Jiang, B.; Goodwin, R.D. Description: BACKGROUND: Individuals in recovery from alcohol use disorders (AUDs) frequently continue to smoke cigarettes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between cigarette smoking status and risk of AUD relapse in adults with remitted AUDs among adults in the United States. METHODS: Data were drawn from Wave 1 (2001 to 2002) and Wave 2 (2004 to 2005) of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions. Analyses included the subsample of respondents who completed both waves…

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Experimenting and daily smokers: episodic patterns of alcohol and cigarette use

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Author: Harrison, E.L.R.; Hinson, R.E.; McKee, S.A. Description: Alcohol use may facilitate the development of nicotine dependence. Alcohol is often paired with cigarette smoking, particularly in those experimenting with smoking. However, little research has examined episodic patterns of alcohol and cigarette use. This study examined patterns of alcohol and cigarette use in a college-aged sample (n=237) designated as experimenters or smokers based on their smoking history. Participants reported their consumption of drinks and cigarettes by hour, for each hour, of a typical drinking and smoking episode. Self-reported pleasure and desire…

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Critical needs in drug discovery for cessation of alcohol and nicotine polysubstance abuse

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Author: Van Skike, C.E.; Maggio, S.E.; Reynolds, A.R.; Casey, E.M.; Bardo, M.T.; Dwoskin, L.P.; Prendergast, M.A.; Nixon, K. Description: Polysubstance abuse of alcohol and nicotine has been overlooked in our understanding of the neurobiology of addiction and especially in the development of novel therapeutics for its treatment. Estimates show that as many as 92% of people with alcohol use disorders also smoke tobacco. The health risks associated with both excessive alcohol consumption and tobacco smoking create an urgent biomedical need for the discovery of effective cessation treatments, as opposed to…

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