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Nonmedical Prescription Use Increases the Risk for the Onset and Recurrence of Psychopathology: Results from the National Epidemiological Survey on…

Abstract Aims:  Given rising rates of the nonmedical use of prescription medications (NUPM) and strong cross-sectional associations between psychopathology and NUPM, we examined whether a history of NUPM increased the risk for onset and recurrence of psychopathology. Design:  Longitudinal data are from waves 1 and 2 of the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcoholism and Related Conditions (NESARC). Setting:  The NESARC is a nationwide, household-based survey.

Heredity Behind Subjective Effects Of Alcohol

Scientists have long known that people who have a close relative with alcohol problems themselves run an increased risk of starting to abuse alcohol. The reason for this has not been known, but a new study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, provides part of the answer…

Sensitivity To Alcohol Can Lead To Greater Consumption And Risk For Alcoholism

Researchers have long known that individuals with a positive family history of alcoholism (FHP) are at an increased risk themselves for alcoholism. This increased risk may be due to their different reaction to alcohol than individuals with a negative family history of alcoholism (FHN)…

Parental Alcoholism Carries Risk For Offspring To Develop The Same According To Population-Based Study

Researchers know that there is a strong link between parental alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and the risk for developing an AUD among their offspring.

Alcohol Use Disorders Exacerbate Health Care-Associated Infections

Hospital patients with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are at an increased risk of developing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which affect 1.7 million patients annually in the United States. HAIs are infections that patients acquire during their hospitalization and that were not present at the time of admission to the hospital…

Drinking During Pregnancy Increases Risk Of Premature Birth

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, premature birth, and low birth weight. But there are conflicting reports about how much alcohol, if any, it is safe for a pregnant woman to drink…

Social gradient in initiation and transition to daily use of tobacco and cannabis during adolescence: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Aims:  This study explores whether the family socioeconomic status (F-SES) and school situation could have an impact on tobacco and cannabis initiation and transition to daily use during adolescence. Design and setting:  A French cross-sectional nationwide survey conducted in 2005 containing retrospective data. Participants:  French teenagers aged 17 (n = 29,293).

Heavy Drinking Associated With Increased Risk Of Death From Pancreatic Cancer

Heavy alcohol consumption, specifically three or more glasses of liquor a day, is associated with an increased risk of death from pancreatic cancer, according to a report in the March 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine,one of the JAMA/Archives journals…

Drug Use Increasingly Associated With Microbial Infections

Illicit drug users are at increased risk of being exposed to microbial pathogens and are more susceptible to serious infections say physicians writing in the Journal of Medical Microbiology…

Cannabis Use Precedes The Onset Of Psychotic Symptoms In Young People

Cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood increases the risk of psychotic symptoms, while continued cannabis use may increase the risk for psychotic disorder in later life, concludes a new study published on bmj.com today. Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit drug in the world, particularly among adolescents, and is consistently linked with an increased risk for mental illness…