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Manipulations of central amygdala neurotensin neurons alter the consumption of ethanol and sweet fluids in mice

https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2019/11/19/JNEUROSCI.1466-19.2019 Comment; More basic bench research information coming in pointing toward possible ways to interrupt alcohol consumption reward stimulation pathways. Deep brain stimulation to help chronic...

Post traumatic stress, alcohol use, and alcohol use motives among firefighters: The role of distress tolerance

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165178119315860?via%3Dihub Comment; PTSD & distress tolerance as well as coping mechanisms all go hand in hand, let’s define more about these relationships in this vulnerable population. Author links...

Guest Editorial Comment: End-point in Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

https://www.asam.org/asamw-editorial-comment/asam-weekly-editorial-comment/2019/02/25/guest-editorial-comment-end-point-in-aud-treatment Comment; I LOVE the comparison between using Methadone to suppress the cough with active tuberculosis being similar to...

Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(18)31310-2/fulltext Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate...

Higher alcohol taxes are cost-effective in reducing alcohol harms

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180809093453.htm Source:Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs Summary:Increasing taxes on alcohol is one of the most cost-effective methods of reducing the harms caused by alcohol consumption, according to new research....

Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k2927 Séverine Sabia, research associate12, Aurore Fayosse, statistician1, Julien Dumurgier, associate professor3, Aline Dugravot, statistician1, Tasnime Akbaraly, research associate245, Annie Britton, professor2, Mika Kivimäki,...

Emotion Recognition Biases in Alcohol Use Disorder.

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29975424 Freeman CR1, Wiers CE1, Sloan ME1, Zehra A1, Ramirez V1, Wang GJ1, Volkow ND1,2 Abstract BACKGROUND: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been associated with impairments in cognitive and emotional function, including difficulty...

A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Clinical Trial of Prazosin for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

https://journals.lww.com/journaladdictionmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/A_Randomized,_Placebo_controlled,_Clinical_Trial.99477.aspx Wilcox, Claire, E., MD; Tonigan, J., Scott, PhD; Bogenschutz, Michael, P., MD; Clifford, Joshua, BA; Bigelow, Rose, MS; Simpson, Tracy,...

Contribution of alcohol use disorders to the burden of dementia in France 2008–13: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(18)30022-7/fulltext?elsca1=tlpr Michaël Schwarzinger, MDCorrespondence information about the author MD Michaël SchwarzingerEmail the author MD Michaël Schwarzinger, Prof Bruce G Pollock, MD, Omer S M...

Examination of cumulative effects of early adolescent depression on cannabis and alcohol use disorder in late adolescence in a community-based cohort

by Dr. Raymond Oenbrink | Addiction

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.13907/abstract Isaac C. Rhew,Charles B. Fleming,Ann Vander Stoep,Semret Nicodimos,Cheng Zheng,Elizabeth McCauleyFirst published: 17 July 2017Full publication history Abstract Background and Aims Although they often...