ALLMedicine™ Alcohol Treatment Center

Jul 28th, 2021 - To understand how clinicians working in addiction services perceive their responsibilities for physical healthcare of clients who use opioids, and how physical healthcare could be improved for this group. Qualitative study comprising semistructure...

Jul 5th, 2021 - The objectives of this study were to: (1) investigate racial/ethnic differences in being offered information on alcohol treatment options by a health care provider; and (2) conduct stratified subgroup analyses to explore racial/ethnic differences ...

Jul 4th, 2021 - Varenicline is an FDA-approved medication for smoking cessation and has demonstrated promise in reducing alcohol use. This study sought to compare the efficacy of varenicline in reducing smoking and drinking among Black and White people seeking al...

Jul 3rd, 2021 - Unhealthy alcohol use (UAU) is a major public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Mozambique is the fourth poorest country in the world where half of the population lives below the poverty line. UAU is frequent amon...

Jul 3rd, 2021 - In the U.K., 270,705 adults were in contact with drug and alcohol treatment services between April 2019 and March 2020. Within the same time period, 118,995 individuals exited the treatment system, and just over a third (36%) left treatment withou...

Jan 16th, 2016 - The latest French good practice recommendations (GPRs) for the screening, prevention, and treatment of alcohol misuse were recently published in partnership with the European Federation of Addiction Societies (EUFAS). This article aims to synthesi...

Apr 22nd, 2020 - Hospitalization for medical illness is a unique and missed opportunity for intervention for alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Referrals can help link patients from hospitals to alcohol treatment. But most patients return to heavy drinking after hospit...

Apr 10th, 2020 - Enormous unmet needs for alcohol treatment exist among individuals convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) since up to 43% recidivate and 67% meet criteria for alcohol dependence. Investigators will test whether delivering a cognitive behav...

Oct 9th, 2019 - Number of patients and target population: 144 patients with a diagnosis of alcohol dependence and 25 healthy participants (described later). The patients included in the trial will be treated for 26 weeks with once-weekly subcutaneous injection of...

Oct 12th, 2018 - To achieve the study goal, we have selected a 3-group randomized clinical trial (RCT) design that includes 1) Usual Care, 2) Intensive smoking cessation, and 3) Integrated Intensive Smoking and Alcohol Intervention. Due to low enrollment because o...

Sep 18th, 2018 - Objective(s): Despite having lower rates of drinking and heavy drinking than European Americans (EAs), African Americans (AA) have significantly higher rates of mortality from a variety of alcohol-related conditions, including liver cirrhosis, acc...

Nov 8th, 2017 - In any given year, < 10% of people diagnosed with alcohol use disorder receive treatment, and many do not receive the type of care that best fits their needs. Two reasons may be that they don’t know where to turn for help, or they may not know tha.

Mar 14th, 2017 - Patients treated for addiction for longer than 30 days showed a significantly higher abstinence success rate of 84%, compared with 55% for patients whose treatment stopped at 30 days, a study of 72 adults shows. The findings were not significantly.

Feb 10th, 2016 - Proposed federal regulations aim to improve integrated patient care for substance use disorders while preserving patient privacy. The Health & Human Services department “is proposing to modernize the existing rules because new models are built on.

Mar 2nd, 2015 - New guidance for physicians and policy-makers describes screening and intervention for high-risk alcohol drinking, based on a review published online March 2 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The evidence-based review targets healthcare...

Jul 10th, 2013 - Grammy award-winning country music star Randy Travis has received the Impella pump, a percutaneous left ventricular assist device (LVAD), to help him as he battles viral cardiomyopathy, according to his publicist. Earlier reports said Travis had u...