Promising therapy’ for alcohol abuse

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180628171429.htm Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States, killing more than 88,000 people a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. That total is higher than the...

Behind the Rise in Alcoholism in Women

Behind the Rise in Alcoholism in Women by Monica Beyer by Monica Beyer Image: Getty Images/Design: Ashley Britton/SheKnows  Print Why women are at particular risk of developing an alcohol-use disorder? ShareTweetPin While alcohol use has been on the rise across the...

Pharmacologically controlled drinking in the treatment of alcohol dependence or alcohol use disorders: a systematic review with direct and network meta-analyses on nalmefene, naltrexone, acamprosate, baclofen and topiramate

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/add.13974/full Clément Palpacuer,Renan Duprez,Alexandre Huneau,Clara Locher,Rémy Boussageon,Bruno Laviolle,Florian Naudet Abstract Background and Aims Pharmacologically controlled drinking in the treatment of alcohol...

Prevalence of 12-Month Alcohol Use, High-Risk Drinking, and DSM-IV Alcohol Use Disorder in the United States, 2001-2002 to 2012-2013 Results From the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2647079?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=2647075 Bridget F. Grant, PhD1; S. Patricia Chou, PhD1; Tulshi D. Saha, PhD1; et al Key Points Question  Have the 12-month prevalences of alcohol...