The article focuses on alcohol dependence and presents an overview of interventions which have an established evidence base. It concentrates on the management of what is classified as harmful use and dependence. The objective of treatment in South Africa is abstinence but moderation in alcohol use ...
Cross-sectional studies show a robust association between anxiety disorders and alcohol use disorders (comorbidity); however, this methodology does not all... MG Kushner,KJ Sher,DJ Erickson - 《American Journal of Psychiatry》 被引量: 273发表: 1999年 Relationship of nicotine dependence, subsyndrom...
TheNational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism(NIAAA) defines “low-risk drinking” as no more than three drinks per day for women and no more than four drinks per day for men. Women who are low-risk drinkers consume no more than seven drinks per week, while male low-risk drinkers...
What Is Detox? Detox alone isn’t treatment, but it’s the first step to getting better for people who are dependent on alcohol. When someone with an alcoholdependencesuddenly stops drinking, usually within 6-24 hours after their last drink, they might develop withdrawal symptoms. This can st...
Misuse can also mean you take the opioid even though you do not have a prescription for it. You have a strong urge or craving for the opioid. This is also called addiction. You spend large amounts of time trying to get, take, or recover from the opioid. You also spend time thinking...
Misuse can also mean you take the benzodiazepine even though you do not have a prescription for it. You have a strong urge or craving for the benzodiazepine. This is also called addiction. You are not able to control when you take it or how much you take. You spend large amounts of ...
NIAAA reports that around half of the risk of alcoholism can be linked to genetics, meaning that the disease is considered to be at least partially hereditary and can run in families. This does not mean that just because you have a parent or sibling who struggles with alcoholism, you will...
Until recently, many providers considered dependence and addiction as being synonymous. But despite similarities in symptoms, a person with a dependency on drugs or alcohol doesn’t always mean they are or will become addicted to their use of them. ...
What does mHealth mean? What is included in mHealth? What is the purpose of mHealth? What are common examples of mHealth? How is mHealth different from eHealth? Let’s jump right in! What does mHealth (mobile health) mean? ViaPatientEngagementHIT ...
The alternative fuels credit is given to those who use non-alcohol alternative fuels—they're either sold commercially by the taxpayer or used in the taxpayer’s vehicles for business. The credit is detailed in the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). ...