Tag: Alcohol Abuse
2009 to 2018 Saw Increase in Diseases-of-Despair Diagnoses
Increase in alcohol/substance-related diagnoses largest for those aged 55 to 74 years; increase in suicide-related diagnoses largest for under-18s
Reducing Drinking May Improve Pain Interference Symptoms
Improvement seen in tobacco smoking, cannabis use, cocaine use, although confidence intervals wide
Alcohol Abstinence Increased Among Young Adults From 2002 to 2018
However, increase seen in marijuana use, co-use of alcohol and marijuana
1998 to 2016 Saw Rise in Alcohol Use Disorder Hospitalizations
During same period, in-hospital mortality for patients hospitalized with AUD decreased
Use of Performance-Enhancing Substances Tied to Risk Behaviors
Use of PES in young adults, especially young men, is associated with future alcohol use, risk behaviors
Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates Up for Non-Hispanic Whites
Death rates higher for men, but male-to-female ratio decreased in past two decades
Alcohol Abuse Ups Mortality Risk Among Arrhythmia Patients
Among patients hospitalized for arrhythmia, those with alcohol abuse 72 percent more likely to die
Encounters for Suicidal Ideation in ED Down During ‘Stay at Home’
Findings seen in large multicenter system; percentage of alcohol complaints higher among behavioral health visits
Deaths From Alcohol, Drugs, Suicide Topped 150,000 in 2018
While there was a decrease in opioid overdose deaths, alcohol and suicide deaths increased
Heavy Drinking Tied to Larger Waist Lines, Higher Stroke Risk
Higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors seen even for those who stop drinking heavily by age 50
