Epidemiologists have conducted nationwide surveys, such as the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) and the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS), to estimate the prevalence of either the individual or the concurrent consumption of and dependence on alcohol and tobacco. These estimates indicated that for both alcohol and tobacco, use was already relatively high among the youngest respond...

Background In the majority of patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), the clinical course is characterized by multiple relapses to drinking, frequently preceded by intense craving for alcohol. The present pilot study aimed to assess the effects of a repetitive imaginary cue-exposure protocol in reducing craving in recently abstinent alcohol-dependent patients. Methods Sixty-four patients we...

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EPORTS have recently beemi appearimig imi the world literature, point.imig out the late deleterious effects of thorotrast, which has been used since 1930, especially for hepatohienography. The majority of these communications lay stress on the toxic effect of the radioactive material emitted by thorotrast. and warn against its further use ; many authors emphasize in particular the carcinogenic ...

Chronic prostatitis is a common condition, with an incidence estimated at between 9%-14% of men worldwide. It is a medically controversial condition with significant attendant morbidity. According to a recent consensus report from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), chronic prostatitis patients fall into one of three categories: chronic bacterial prostatitis (category II prostatitis); chro...