Wellness Check: Addictions
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Tag: Alcohol
Moderate alcohol consumption associated with reduced incidence of type 2 diabetes among women with a history of gestational diabetes
1. Women with a history of gestational diabetes who consumed 5.0-14.9 g/day of alcohol demonstrated a reduced risk of type ...
Use of pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder in Manitoba, Canada
1. Pharmacotherapy prescriptions for naltrexone, acamprosate, and disulfiram have been proven safe and effective treatments for alcohol use disorder (AUD) ...
Prenatal exposure to combined maternal drinking and smoking significantly associated with the risk of stillbirth
1. Dual exposure to drinking and smoking after the first trimester of pregnancy was significantly associated with increased risk of ...
Alcohol consumption and risk of cardiovascular outcomes and bleeding in patients with established atrial fibrillation
1. Low to moderate alcohol intake was not significantly associated with risk of stroke or other cardiovascular outcomes in patients ...
#VisualAbstract: Acamprosate found an effective and tolerable interventions for alcohol dependence
1. Out of 43 interventions, acamprosate was the only intervention associated with greater likelihood of alcohol abstinence compared to placebo. ...
2-Question Screen Identifies Adolescents at Risk for Future Alcohol Use Disorders
1. The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) 2-question screen showed high predictive validity in identifying adolescents at ...
Quick Take: An evaluation of the effects of lowering blood alcohol concentration limits for drivers on the rates of road traffic accidents and alcohol consumption: a natural experiment
Individuals that drive while under the influence of alcohol are at an increased risk of being involved in traffic accidents, ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 14, 2019
An Evaluation of the Effects of Lowering Blood Alcohol Concentration Limits for Drivers on the Rates of Road Traffic Accidents ...
Greater prenatal alcohol exposure trajectories linked to impaired growth and neurodevelopment
1. Five trajectories of prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) were described and compared; greater PAE was associated with reduced birth weight ...
