Alcohol Abuse: 5 Facts – U-T San Diego

Alcohol abuse: 5 facts – U-T San Diego
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Alcohol abuse: 5 facts
U-T San Diego
In 2012, about 24 percent of people age 18 and older reported binge drinking in the past month (defined as consuming five or more drinks during the same occasion during at least one day in the past month), and 7 percent reported heavy drinking during

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Alcohol abuse and the over-65s – West – Welfare Society Territory
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Alcohol abuse and the over-65s
West – Welfare Society Territory
In the last decade, the share of Italians aged over 11 years who have consumed at least one alcoholic drink in 12 months has decreased: from 68.7% in 2003 to 63.9% in 2013 (a percentage substantially stable if compared to 2012). But risk behaviors (not …
Some 7.1 million at risk of alcohol abuse in ItalyGazzetta del Sud english

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Elderly Alcohol Use Disorders: Epidemiology, Screening, and Assessment Issues – Psychiatric Times
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Elderly Alcohol Use Disorders: Epidemiology, Screening, and Assessment Issues
Psychiatric Times
Elderly alcohol misuse is well documented and the rising numbers of elderly indicate that substance abuse and its treatment in this population is now a pressing public health concern. The number of persons aged 60 years and over has exceeded 700
Alcohol screening among events set for alcohol awarenessMyguidon

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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study – Reuters
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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study
Reuters
He and his colleagues write in JAMA Psychiatry that only about one in four people recovering from alcohol abuse abstains from drinking alcohol during the first year of recovery. Past studies have found that continuing treatment for alcoholism is linked

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