Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: ADS: Alcohol Dependence Syndrome; ARD: Alcohol Related Disorder; AUA: Acute use of alcohol; AUD: Alcohol Use Disorders; BPKIHS: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences; DSH: Deliberate Self Harm; DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; HUA: Harmful Use of Alcohol; ICD 10: The International Classifications of Diseas...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: ADS: Alcohol Dependence Syndrome; ARD: Alcohol Related Disorder; AUA: Acute use of alcohol; AUD: Alcohol Use Disorders; BPKIHS: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences; DSH: Deliberate Self Harm; DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; HUA: Harmful Use of Alcohol; ICD 10: The International Classifications of Diseas...

Introduction: People with serious mental illness (SMI) use cannabis more than any other illicit drug. Cannabis use is associated with increased psychotic symptoms and is highly comorbid with alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Despite the national trend toward decriminalization, little is known about the prevalence, correlates, and impact of cannabis use on those with SMI receiving treatment for subs...

AIMS The molecular epidemiological studies on the association of the opioid receptor µ-1 (OPRM1) polymorphism A118G (Asn40Asp, rs1799971) and alcohol use disorders have given conflicting results. The aim of this study was to test the possible association of A118G polymorphism and alcohol use disorders and alcohol consumption in three large cohort-based study samples. METHODS The association b...

background: migrant farmworkers are prone to several psychosocial stressors. objective: to investigate the effect of perceived psychosocial factors on pesticide exposure among seasonal migrant hispanic farmworkers in north carolina, usa. methods: a cross-sectional interview survey of 187 seasonal migrant farmworkers of mexican descent, identified from labor camps located in rural counties in no...

BACKGROUND Uncertainties exist about the prevalence and comorbidity of substance use disorders and independent mood and anxiety disorders. OBJECTIVE To present nationally representative data on the prevalence and comorbidity of DSM-IV alcohol and drug use disorders and independent mood and anxiety disorders (including only those that are not substance induced and that are not due to a general...

The combination of alcohol with an energy drink (ED) is believed to contribute to risky alcohol-drinking behaviors, such as binge drinking. However, the long-term effects on cognition and reward function that are caused by the repeated binge-like ingestion of alcohol and EDs are still poorly known. The present study examined the effects of a history of repeated exposure to alcohol and/or an ED ...

OBJECTIVES Oxidative stress has been established as a key cause of alcohol-induced hepatotoxicity. Licochalcone B, an extract of licorice root, has shown antioxidative properties. This study was to investigate the effects and mechanisms of licochalcone B in ethanol-induced hepatic injury in an in vitro study. MATERIALS AND METHODS An in vitro model of Ethanol-induced cytotoxicity in BRL cells...