Will Proposed DSM-5 Changes to Assessment of Alcohol Problems Do Any Better?
Will proposed DSM-5 changes to assessment of alcohol problems do any better?
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse
The upcoming fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders will likely change the criteria used to assess alcohol problems. One proposed change would collapse the two diagnoses of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence into a single diagnosis called alcohol use disorder. Analysis indicates these changes are unlikely to change the prevalence of diagnosed alcohol problems.
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Breathalyzers to start hitting fleet Feb. 4
Filed under: Alcohol Abuse
(Staff writer) The Navy will begin breath-testing sailors for alcohol abuse by Feb. 4 and you should expect a full rollout by May, just in time for Memorial Day and the “long days of summer,” according to a new, joint message from Fleet Forces and Pacific Command.
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Prescription addiction a growing problem for county, state
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When Tom Fuchs started as director of the L.E. Phillips Libertas Treatment Center in Chippewa Falls, the vast majority of the patients were in treatment for alcohol abuse.
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JBER-Richardson Bans Alcohol in Barracks
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Army officials are admitting that they have an alcohol and drug problem at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage. And they're doing something about it: banning alcohol in the barracks.
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