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Posted on Jun 15, 2013

Hospital admissions for alcohol due to rise to 1.5m per year by 2015

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Rates of alcohol-related hospital admissions are due to rise to 1.5m per year by the end of this parliament if the Government does not invest in alcohol services, according to a report published today.

Over a million hospital admissions per year are currently caused by excessive drinking, with the total cost to the NHS expected to rise to £3.7Bn if no further action is taken to arrest this increase. Hospital admissions for alcohol misuse stood at half a million in 2002 and have doubled, now costing the NHS £2.7Bn every year.

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Posted on Jun 8, 2013

Studies improve knowledge of underlying brain changes caused by addiction

New research using animal models is enabling a deeper understanding of the neurobiology of compulsive drug addiction in humans — knowledge that may lead to more effective treatment options to weaken the powerful cravings that cause people to relapse. The findings were released today at Neuroscience 2009, the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting and the world’s largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

Drug addiction is known to change the structure and function of the brain, affecting a person’s self control and decision-making ability. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s latest survey, 23.6 million persons aged 12 or older needed treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol abuse problem in 2006.

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Posted on May 31, 2013

10 Year Study: AA Participation Promotes Long-Term Recovery

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A new study published in a special issue of Substance Abuse finds that recovering alcoholics who help others in 12-step programs furthers their time sober, consideration for others, step-work, and long-term meeting attendance.

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A new study published in a special issue of Substance Abuse finds that recovering alcoholics who help others in 12-step programs furthers their time sober,...

Posted on May 30, 2013

Mu Opioid Receptor Genotype May Be a Marker for Those Who Drink for Alcohol’s Rewarding Effects

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Previous research had identified an individual’s subjective response to alcohol as a marker of alcoholism risk. The A118G single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the mu opioid receptor (OPRM1) gene had also been previously associated with subjective response to alcohol in heavy drinkers. A new study extends this research, showing that the OPRM1 genotype seems to moderate the pleasant and stimulating effects to alcohol among alcohol-dependent (AD) individuals but not its unpleasant and sedative effects.

Results will be published in a special online issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early View.

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Posted on May 28, 2013

CDC’s Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) Software

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Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) software

To assist professionals in state and local public health departments to estimate the impact of alcohol-related deaths and years of potential life lost (YPLL)—a measure of premature death—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) funded the development of the Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) software. Originally released in 1989, ARDI software was specifically designed to allow states to calculate alcohol-attributable deaths, YPLL, direct health-care costs, indirect morbidity and mortality costs, and non-health-sector costs associated with alcohol misuse.

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See Link Below… Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI) software To assist professionals in state and local public health departments to estimate the impact...

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