Teen Drug and Alcohol Use Linked to Mental Health Distress
Teenagers who use cannabis, alcohol and nicotine are more likely to have underlying psychiatric symptoms, and worse symptoms, than their
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Teenagers who use cannabis, alcohol and nicotine are more likely to have underlying psychiatric symptoms, and worse symptoms, than their
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Mutual Support Groups Support Recovery Get Started Introduction The Research Recovery Institute has published another webinar that we consider good
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Research – The health gains of internet-based alcohol interventions could be substantial, because we can reach high numbers of problem drinkers
Get Started Face-to-face brief interventions for problem drinking are effective, but they have found limited implementation in routine care and
Mutual Support Groups Support Recovery Get Started Introduction The Research Recovery Institute has published another webinar that we consider good news. Its title is Mutual Help Groups as an Addiction Recovery Resource by Dr. Keith Humphries at Stanford University. (Links to the webinar are at the end.) In this blog
Get Started Charles Fleming and his colleagues at the University of Washington have just published a paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health (a peer-reviewed journal). The study documents changes in substance use among Washington State young adults from 2014 to 2019. The authors of the study were interested in
Get Started Feeling stressed, exhausted, overwhelmed, or worried can seem like the dominant theme in parenthood. As a parent, you don’t have the option to call in sick and take a break. You do your best to cope with the challenges your children throw at you in each present moment,
The health gains of internet-based alcohol interventions could be substantial, because we can reach high numbers of problem drinkers.
Get Started Face-to-face brief interventions for problem drinking are effective, but they have found limited implementation in routine care and the community. Internet-based interventions could overcome this treatment gap. We investigated effectiveness and moderators of treatment outcomes in internet-based interventions for adult problem drinking (iAIs). To our knowledge, this is
U.S. military has traditionally had high rates of alcohol misuse and alcohol-related problems, necessitating effective treatment programs that minimize participant burden.
Get Started The U.S. military has traditionally had high rates of alcohol misuse and alcohol-related problems, necessitating effective treatment programs that minimize participant burden. Web-based interventions have shown promise as efficient treatment options for college students and adults but have not been widely evaluated in the military. This study evaluated
These results support the effectiveness of the computer-delivered intervention (CDI) with heavy drinking college students when used in a clinical setting.
Get Started The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-delivered intervention (CDI) to reduce heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems in college students in two randomized clinical trials. In Experiment 1, we randomized 144 students to either the CDI or an assessment-only control group with follow-ups
The discussion covers urges & cravings, a genetic link with addiction, abstinence versus moderation and other topics.
Dr.Hester sits down with Molly Watts, Alcohol Minimalist, on episode #20
Assess an individual’s unique relationship with alcohol and outline strategies to make instrumental and positive changes.
After a season of indulgence, many Americans resolve to drink less in the new year. It’s a common pledge — many of us can recall cringe-worthy texts sent after a raucous night out or a regrettable comment uttered after that third glass of wine. These intentions are rooted in a
The availability of digital recovery could be a major breakthrough for connection to services for those most in need.
A lot of people are doing just that. With many of us glued to our digital devices for much of the day, web developers and medical researchers are taking note of the potential for harnessing our phones, tablets and laptops as tools to moderate drinking, or stay sober after quitting
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Simple exercises help you progress at your own pace. We recommend using the guided email feature to move through the program. We’ll send you an email weekly for the duration of your program. The email will guide you through the program step by step which improves your chances of learning the tools.
Subscribers can set up customized e-mail and text messages reminding them of the change plan. These can be empowering messages, encouraging, and positive feedback supporting wise decisions. Only you know what drives you to achieve a healthier lifestyle.
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Although patients are treated for their immediate problem, they often leave without clear plans to cut back or abstain from alcohol use and thus improve their health.
Get Started Unhealthy alcohol use is a serious public health challenge that requires full attention. In its recommendation statement, supported by an evidence report and systematic review, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) “recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults 18 years or older, including
Results suggest that alcohol control policies might need to be revised worldwide, refocusing on efforts to lower overall population-level consumption.
Get Started Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. With our comprehensive approach to health accounting within the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors
Health profiles and patterns of involvement in the criminal justice system among people with various levels of opioid use are poorly defined.
Get Started In 2016, one person died from a drug overdose in the United States every 9 minutes on average. Rising drug deaths are being driven by large increases in opioid-related overdoses. With more than 1 in 3 US adults reporting use of prescription opioids (ie, use of prescription opioids
Universally screening for psychiatric symptoms in the context of all types of substance use is what we think might be most important.
In many ways, addiction is like any other chronic medical condition. It involves periods of remission and relapse, it can be fatal, and it is often manageable with the right support. Several unique barriers, however, make substance use disorders more difficult to treat. Some people cannot see that they have
When the nation first declared war on drugs some 50 years ago, most doctors did not consider drug abuse part of their remit.
Alcohol-related liver disease is the leading cause of death from excessive drinking — and while it’s curable in the earliest stages, many people don’t realize they have it until it’s too late to reverse. Annual deaths caused by the disease are on the rise in the United States, having climbed
Death rates are highest in men and adults aged 50 to 64, though they are increasing more quickly among women and younger adults.
Dr. Hester has joined Psychwire’s panel of experts answering questions about moderate drinking, alcohol problems and more. Click here to learn more.
