Results for Alcohol Dependence

It can frequently be difficult for someone to kick their drinking habits, no matter how destructive they may have become. Therapy, in and outpatient rehab are most often thought of as a tried-and-true approach in dealing with alcoholism. And while many find this course of to be perfectly acceptable and successful, there are some other tools in the treatment toolbox.

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We may be one step closer to personalized treatments for alcoholism and alcohol use disorder following results of a recent study, say researchers.

The death rate of alcohol dependent patients in general hospitals is much greater than that of patients without alcohol dependency, according to new research published in the journal European Psychiatry. Furthermore, alcohol dependent patients die about 7.6 years earlier on average than hospital patients without a history of alcohol addiction. For the long-term observational study, scientists analyzed patient data over a 12.5 year period from various…

You may be thinking the image to the left is an exaggerated version young drinkers. Unfortunately, it isn’t unrealistic. The truth is that many kids are introduced to alcohol before they even reach middle school. It is a dilemma many parents struggle with. How do you talk to a child about alcohol when they haven’t even left grade school
It is never too early to start a conversation about alcohol. As young children start to become aware of alcohol, their natural curiosity may…

A new study found that a person's level of alcohol dependence affects their level of emotion when they drink.

Generally known as alcoholism and alcohol abuse, alcohol use disorders are medical conditions that doctors can diagnose when a patient's drinking causes distress or harm. See if you recognize any of these symptoms in yourself.

Psychiatrists have identified a hidden epidemic of brain damage, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; many patients are misdiagnosed as mentally ill.

It’s all too often heard that someone’s partner is only mean/violent/abusive when they’re drinking. “If only he [or she] stopped drinking, we’d be fine.” Unfortunately, this argument seldom holds water. Put...

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The surprising results were from a Yale study which included a genome-wide analysis of more than 14,000 individuals.

Alcohol poisoning symptoms, effects of alcohol poisoning, alcohol poisoning statistics and information.

Are you thinking about cutting back on the liquor in 2017? We look at the effects of drinking and how reducing alcohol intake can benefit health.

Even though a disease like measles can spread easily through a workplace, employers often are reluctant to require employee vaccinations. Hospitals are one big exception.

Shifts in the diets of Europeans after the introduction of farming 10,000 years ago led to genetic adaptations that favored the dietary trends of the time, new research indicates. The study has implications for the growing field of nutritional genomics, called nutrigenomics. Based on one's ancestry, clinicians may one day tailor each person's diet to her or his genome to improve health and prevent disease.

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Drinking too much is bad for health, but what about modest consumption?

Substance abuse, specifically alcohol and prescription drug use, is one of the most rapidly growing healthcare problem for older adults, 60 years of age and older in Canada and the United States. Researchers project a 3-fold increase in substance abuse in adults aged 50 and older by 2020. Consequently, an estimated 5 million older adults […]

A new study shows a direct link between alcohol consumption, estrogen and a cancer-causing gene; researchers hope their findings can be used in cancer prevention.