Alcoholics
Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Alcoholism is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predominant diagnostic classifications are alcohol use disorder (DSM-5) or alcohol dependence (ICD-11).Excessive alcohol use can damage all organ systems, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas and immune system. Alcoholism can result in mental illness, delirium tremens, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, irregular heartbeat, an impaired immune response, liver cirrhosis and increased cancer risk. Drinking during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Women are generally more sensitive than men to the harmful effects of alcohol, primarily …
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Urban Institute · 10 November 2023 English
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, in a rural Massachusetts community with high rates of opioid addiction, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) capitalized on its previously built infrastructure …
support groups on a voluntary basis ranging from Alcoholics Anonymous or EVALUATION OF TELEHEALTH FOR OUDS …
EU: European Union · 26 October 2023 English
Roma are considered (along with drug-addicts and alcoholics) as a group that is not welcomed as neighbours …
EU: European Union · 26 October 2023 English
Roma are considered (along with drug-addicts and alcoholics) as a group that is not welcomed as neighbours …
EU: European Union · 26 October 2023 English
Roma are considered (along with drug-addicts and alcoholics) as a group that is not welcomed as neighbours …
EU: European Union · 26 October 2023 English
Roma are considered (along with drug-addicts and alcoholics) as a group that is not welcomed as neighbours …
Homeless Hub · 16 October 2023 English
Executive Summary 5 3 A mixed-methods approach that included the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from program clients, frontline staff, and management, and partners to learn about …
Injection Site (SIS), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). SIS aims at keeping people alive …
ICES: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences · 5 October 2023 English
The questions were focused on the impacts of prenatal opioid exposure, the strengths in the community that were helping to address prenatal opioid exposure, the gifts and strengths of children …
upon the principles of group therapy, such as in Alcoholics Anonymous. Women with lived experience explain …
ICES: Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences · 5 October 2023 English
The questions were focused on the impacts of prenatal opioid exposure, the strengths in the community that were helping to address prenatal opioid exposure, the gifts and strengths of children …
upon the principles of group therapy, such as in Alcoholics Anonymous. Women with lived experience explain …
CMA: Canadian Medical Association · 5 October 2023
Alcohol is used by about 75% of the population in Canada and is She reported increasing anxiety and depressive symptoms, a major cause of preventable disease, injury and death.1 In …
SSRIs ent major depressive disorders in 2,945 alcoholics. Am J Psychiatry 1997;1547:948-57. (number of …
CMA: Canadian Medical Association · 5 October 2023 English
To address this gap, the Canadian and the Guidelines Inter national Net- to emphasize both underused inter- Research Initiative in Substance Misuse work’s Principles for Disclosure of Inter- ventions that …
Database Syst Rev 2010;(9):CD004332. prevention in alcoholics: results from a placebo-controlled study. Alcohol … effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy in type B alcoholics. Alcohol 41. Zorick T, Sugar CA, Hellemann G …
