Using Digital Therapeutics to Treat Substance Use Disorders
The convenience and confidentiality of computer-based and mobile technologies may encourage more individuals with substance use disorders to access treatment.
Alcohol-Use Disorder
Resistant Organisms in Community-Acquired Pneumonia With or Without Alcohol Use Disorders
Hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia and alcohol use disorder harbor resistant organisms less frequently than patients without alcohol use disorder.
Stepped Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder Benefits Patients With HIV
Integrated stepped alcohol treatment (ISAT) reduces alcohol consumption in patients with HIV and a known drinking problem.
Prolonged Exposure Therapy Benefits Veterans With PTSD, Alcohol Use Disorder
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.
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita Increasing Among Adults
Global goals for reducing alcohol use are unlikely to be achieved, with the global adult per-capita consumption projected to continue increasing to 2030.
One in Three US Adults Aged 35 to 44 May Have Drinking Problem
Adults in their mid-30s to 40s are drinking too much too often.
Alcohol Use Disorders Risk and the Role of Contextual Religiosity
Lower risk for alcohol use disorders and suicide was associated with Historically Black Protestant membership rates.
Social Anxiety Disorder Increases the Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder
Compared with other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder has a plausible direct influence on alcohol use disorder.
Child and Adolescent Anxiety May Be Associated With Later Alcohol Use
While not conclusive, evidence suggests a positive association between anxiety during childhood and adolescence and subsequent alcohol use disorder.
Benzodiazepines: Primary Care’s New Drug Problem
Curtailing prescription opioid use has led to an increase in prescribing benzodiazepines to manage pain.
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