background: alcohol consumption is one of the main health problems in most countries. the purpose of the present study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of alcohol use disorders identification test (audit). methods: by employing the method of available sampling, 70 alcoholic patients were included as case group and 70 normal age, gender and education matched individuals were also incl...

Background: High prevalence of risky behaviors in alcohol dependents have been shown in several studies, but correlation between alcohol abuse and risky behaviors and relapse in patients with opiate dependence has been less investigated. This study aimed to determine the effect of alcohol abuse in rate of risk-taking behaviors in opiate dependents patients treated on maintenance program in Nort...

conclusions present study demonstrated that the frequency of tobacco and substance abuse is considerable among iranian university students who thought to be more knowledgeable and concerned about their health. thus, efficient educational programs are needed to reduce the high-risk behaviors before students enter to university. background risky behaviors such as tobacco and substance abuse, whic...

BACKGROUND Alcohol abuse and dependence can be disabling disorders, but accurate information is lacking on the prevalence of current DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence and how this has changed over the past decade. The purpose of this study was to present nationally representative data on the prevalence of 12-month DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence in 2001-2002 and, for the first time, to ex...

background: evidence shows that in iran alcohol abuse rate may be of concern, especially among the youth. the mental and social health and addiction department of the ministry of health and medical education has designed a plan to prevent, treat, and rehabilitate the patients abusing alcohol in a time period of 2011‑2015. methods: in a 6‑month period, three guiding committees of experts in the ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the transition from substance abuse to substance dependence. OBJECTIVES This study aims to estimate the cumulative probability of developing dependence and to identify predictors of transition to dependence among individuals with lifetime alcohol, cannabis, or cocaine abuse. METHODS Analyses were done for the subsample of individuals with lifetime alcohol ab...

BACKGROUND Previous research has documented a relationship between child sexual abuse and alcohol dependence. This paper extends that work by providing a comprehensive description of past year and lifetime alcohol consumption patterns, consequences, and dependence among women reporting either physical and sexual abuse in a national sample. METHODS This study used survey data from 3,680 women ...

OBJECTIVES To determine the point prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence among practicing surgeons. DESIGN Cross-sectional study with data gathered through a 2010 survey. SETTING The United States of America. PARTICIPANTS Members of the American College of Surgeons. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Alcohol abuse and dependence. RESULTS Of 25,073 surgeons sampled, 7197 (28.7%) completed the s...

BACKGROUND In DSM-IV, an alcohol abuse diagnosis is preempted by dependence, although the symptoms of each disorder are different. Consequently, little is known about the extent to which dependence occurs with or without abuse. The distinction is important because of potential heterogeneity in dependence as a phenotype in genetic research, as well as potential underestimation of alcohol depende...

The increased prevalence of heavy alcohol use and abuse among depressed adolescents has been well documented (as reviewed in Bukstein et al 1989). As an example, Greenbaum et al (1991) studied 547 adolescents having serious emotional disturbances, and found that adolescents with severe depressive disorders were more likely to be diagnosed with a substance-abuse disorder, including alcohol abuse...