Public stigma negatively impacts people with alcohol use disorder; yet, few interventions exist to reduce it. This quasi-randomised controlled pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of three such interventions. Participants (539 UK-based adults) watched a video presenting myths and...
FASTis a Gov resource which provides the best start to testing, it is a small questionnaire used by emergency departments in the UK. It consists of a sub-set of questions from the major AUDIT (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test). A score of 3 or more on the first or all 4 questi...
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic debilitating disorder with limited treatment options and poorly defined pathophysiology. There are substantial genetic and epigenetic components; however, the underlying mechanisms contributing to AUD remain largely unknown. We conducted the largest DNA methylation epi...
Transcranial direct current stimulation in the treatment of alcohol, tobacco and opioid use disorder in clinical studies Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a promising research tool to address substance abuse, including alcohol, tobacco, opioid, and drug use di... BM Abuk,Z Guleken...
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Robinson, O. et al. Determinants of accelerated metabolomic and epigenetic aging in a UK cohort.Aging Cell19, e13149 (2020). ArticleCASPubMedPubMed CentralGoogle Scholar Luo, A. et al. Epigenetic aging is accelerated in alcohol use disorder and regulated by genetic variation inAPOL2.Neuropsych...
Continue reading“Substance Use Disorder (SUD): Definition, Symptoms & Treatments” Uncategories What is Alcoholism? In the UK, alcohol is a big part of our culture and social life. Heavy drinking and binge drinking have become normalised, while alcoholism remains misunderstood. Many people sense...
There are also numerous maladaptive social consequences such that great numbers of people are frequently affected indirectly by the behaviour of others who drink alcohol to excess (e.g., domestic violence, street disorder, and criminal behaviour). The annual cost to the UK taxpayer of dealing ...
Retrospective studies of military personnel and survivors of community disasters suggest a link between traumatic exposure and substance use. This is the first study to investigate this association prospectively in a military population. A representative cohort of members of the UK Armed Forces was recru...
Schwarzinger et al.4found that alcohol use disorder (AUD) is the most robust risk factor for the onset of any type of dementia, especially early onset dementia. More strikingly, in a recent epidemiological study, the most common diagnosis in cases of early-onset dementia was alcohol-related ...