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Other Press – Drinking alcohol can be part of a balanced lifestyle and a way of celebrating and marking social occasions

How Much Alcohol Can You Drink a Week and Still Be Healthy?

How much drinking is bad for you? Though more people are calling themselves sober-curious or are trying zero-proof replacements for alcohol, drinking is a regular part of social life for most of us. A coupe of champagne can add fun to a celebration.

Other Research – “Digital technology is an exciting and feasible way to extend interventions and prevention to youth in real time in their daily lives,” said Dr. Walton. 

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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

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Mutual Support Groups Support Recovery

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

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The health gains of internet-based alcohol interventions could be substantial, because we can reach high numbers of problem drinkers.

Effectiveness of Internet Interventions for Problem Drinkers: Meta-Analysis

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.

Alcohol Interventions in the U.S. Military

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.

The College Drinker’s Check-Up

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

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The discussion covers urges & cravings, a genetic link with addiction, abstinence versus moderation and other topics.

Assess an individual’s unique relationship with alcohol and outline strategies to make instrumental and positive changes.

America, Can We Talk About Your Drinking?

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.

The Apps that Claim To Fix Your Drinking Problem

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.

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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.

Drink Calculator

Unsure about the alcoholic drink equivalent or “standard drink”? Our drink trackers have a built in calculator. You can use this calculator to find out how much alcohol is in the drink of your choice. The result will show you precisely what percentage of ethanol is in your drink so that you never have more than one standard drink.

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“Digital technology is an exciting and feasible way to extend interventions and prevention to youth in real time in their daily lives,” said Dr. Walton.

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.

Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Primary Care – The Elephant in the Examination Room

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.

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Universally screening for psychiatric symptoms in the context of all types of substance use is what we think might be most important.

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 peers who are not regularly using substances, new research has found. The research, published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, found that such substances are linked to an array of symptoms and conditions,

When the nation first declared war on drugs some 50 years ago, most doctors did not consider drug abuse part of their remit.

48 Million Americans Live With Addiction

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

Death rates are highest in men and adults aged 50 to 64, though they are increasing more quickly among women and younger adults.

Alcohol-Related Deaths Can Go Undetected for Years

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

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