Integrated prolonged exposure therapy had a greater reduction in PTSD symptoms than integrated coping skills therapy, while both therapies resulted in comparable decreases in drinking.
Global goals for reducing alcohol use are unlikely to be achieved, with the global adult per-capita consumption projected to continue increasing to 2030.
Adults in their mid-30s to 40s are drinking too much too often.
Lower risk for alcohol use disorders and suicide was associated with Historically Black Protestant membership rates.
Compared with other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder has a plausible direct influence on alcohol use disorder.
While not conclusive, evidence suggests a positive association between anxiety during childhood and adolescence and subsequent alcohol use disorder.
Curtailing prescription opioid use has led to an increase in prescribing benzodiazepines to manage pain.
A combination of an opiate receptor antagonist with ketamine may reduce addiction risk in patients with depression.
The USPSTF recommends that primary care clinicians screen all adults, including pregnant women, for unhealthy alcohol use and provide brief behavioral counseling to reduce unhealthy alcohol use.
Symptoms of depression and heavy alcohol use interact to lower the chances of achieving virologic suppression in people with HIV infection.
