Tag: Alcohol Abuse
Use of Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Improves Outcomes
Reduction seen in incidence of composite outcome of all-cause mortality, return to hospital with MAUD initiation at discharge
Alcohol Use Disorder Linked to Increased Odds of Suicide Mortality
Findings show similarly increased risk in men and women based on pooled odds ratio from longitudinal studies
Guidelines Developed for Management of Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease
Multidisciplinary integrated care model with hepatology, addiction medicine providers, social workers should be promoted
Meds Rarely Initiated After Discharge for Alcohol Use Disorder
Strongest demographic predictor for discharge initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder was younger age
ED Visit for Substance Use With Psychosis Increases Risk for Schizophrenia Diagnosis
Substantial risk of transition still seen with substance use without psychosis
Both Maternal, Paternal Substance Use Disorder Tied to Offspring Intellectual Disability
Authors say preventive efforts should focus on fathers, too
Alcohol-Related Deaths Increased for Men, Women in Recent Years
Rates of increase were higher among women than men, with 2018 to 2020 age-adjusted mortality rates up by 14.7 versus 12.5 percent
Stimulant Treatment for Childhood ADHD Not Linked to Substance Use
No evidence seen for link between childhood stimulant treatment and substance use during adolescence and young adulthood
Broad Eating Disorder Symptoms Linked to Later Alcohol Problems
After accounting for baseline alcohol problems, only bulimia in men and women, drive for thinness in men linked to later alcohol problems
Meds Rarely Initiated After Discharge for Alcohol Use Disorder
Strongest demographic predictor for discharge initiation of medications for alcohol use disorder was younger age
