alcohol use disorder

Alcohol Misuse and Outpatient Follow-Up after Hospital Discharge

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Abstract Purpose Patients with alcohol misuse are less likely to receive preventive health services but more likely to utilize emergency health services. However, the association between alcohol misuse and outpatient follow-up after...

Duration of Therapy – Does It Matter?

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Highlights Planned duration of therapy not associated with outcome in use of alcohol Actual attended sessions of therapy not associated with outcome in use of alcohol Frequency of research assessments significantly associated with use of...

Mechanisms of Neuroimmune Gene Induction in Alcoholism

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Abstract Rationale Alcoholism is a primary, chronic relapsing disease of brain reward, motivation, memory, and related circuitry. It is characterized by an individual’s continued drinking despite negative consequences related to alcohol use...

Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Book
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The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Health and Human Services US Government Department (HSS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have collaborated to create a manual on...
Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder

Effects of Naltrexone on Alcohol Self-Administration and Craving

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Abstract Randomized clinical trials have established the efficacy of naltrexone for reducing quantity of alcohol consumption and incidence of relapse to heavy drinking. To evaluate putative treatment mechanisms, human laboratory studies...