Alcohol Health & Research World articles from March 1989

Alcohol Health & Research World archives from March 1989

Facing the challenge. (care and treatment for alcoholics with physical or mental impairments) (includes related article)
March 22, 1989... Facing the Challenge The special winter 1980 - 1981 issue of Alcohol Health & Research World used the term "multidisabled alcoholic" to refer to an alcoholic who had the additional disability of a mental or physical impairment. That issue...

Alcohol abuse and traumatic brain injury.
March 22, 1989... Alcohol Abuse and Traumatic Brain Injury The role of alcohol and other drug abuse in traumatic brain injury is well documented, with an incidence of intoxication at injury of approximately 50 percent. Because of cognitive, behavioral, and...

Treatment of alcohol abuse in persons with recent spinal cord injuries.
March 22, 1989... Treatment of Alcohol Abuse in Persons with Recent Spinal Cord Injuries The prevalence of alcohol-related problems in persons with physical disabilities has emerged as an issue in medicine and physical rehabilitation. Physicians,...

Double trouble: alcohol and other drug use among orthopedically impaired college students.
March 22, 1989... Double Trouble Alcohol and Other Drug Use Among Orthopedically Impaired College Students College students are challenged by opportunities to experiment with illegal drugs and by occasions when excessive drinking seems to be encouraged. It...

Arthritic disease and alcohol abuse.
March 22, 1989... Arthritic Disease and Alcohol Abuse Arthritis is a term used to indicate the presence of a rheumatic condition affecting the joints. A common misconception is that arthritis represents a single illness. In fact, there are more than 100...

Alcohol abuse and persons who are blind: treatment considerations. (includes related article)
March 22, 1989... Alcohol Abuse and Persons Who Are Blind A 1984 Wisconsin State government survey to evaluate alcohol and other drug abuse services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired led to the conclusion that this is an underserved...

Intervention with visually impaired children of alcoholics.
March 22, 1989... Intervention with Visually Impaired Children of Alcoholics Children of alcoholics (COAs) are generally acknowledged to be at increased risk for developing alcoholism. At the same time, the incidence of alcoholism is higher among the...

Epilepsy, seizures, and alcohol.
March 22, 1989... Epilepsy, Seizures, and Alcohol A child sits on a hospital bed with her head wrapped in bandages, chatting cheerfully with a visitor about her doll collection. Without warning, she falls silent and her head lolls back against the pillow....

Alcohol and other drug abuse by the physically impaired: a challenge for rehabilitation educators. (includes related article)
March 22, 1989... Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse by the Physically Impaired Alcohol and other drug abuse is a problem among some clients with physical impairments (Anderson 1980-1981; Boros 1980-1981; Greer 1986), although the scope of the problem is not known...

Results of a model intervention program for physically impaired persons. (patients with alcohol and drug abuse problems)
March 22, 1989... Results of a Model Intervention Program for Physically Impaired Persons For many persons with disabilities, alcohol and other drug dependence imposes far greater limitations than their physical impairment. The problems created by alcohol...

California responds: changing treatment systems through advocacy for the disabled. (physically impaired persons with alcohol and other drug problems)
March 22, 1989... California Responds Changing Treatment Systems Through Advocacy for the Disabled Advocates for institutional change can have a major effect on program accessibility and the creation of qualtiy alcohol and drug abuse services for persons...

Alcohol-related morbidity among the disabled: the Medicare experience 1985.
March 22, 1989... Alcohol-Related Morbidity Among the Disabled For a variety of reasons, alcohol-related problems among the physically impaired have been largely ignored. The problems of alcohol and other drug abuse among people with additional disabilities...

Hearing-impaired alcoholics - an undeserved community.
March 22, 1989... HEARING-IMPAIRED ALCOHOLICS - AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY In the United States, more than 20 million people suffer from impaired hearing (Wentzel 1986; U.S. Bureau of the Census 1987). How many of them have the dual problem of alcoholism and...

Alcoholism and bullous changes of the lungs.
March 22, 1989... ALCOHOLISM AND BULLOUS CHANGES OF THE LUNGS Some pulmonary patients are diagnosed with bullous changes of the lungs. This diagnosis refers to the presence of blisters, known as localized pneumatoceles or bullous formations. Textbooks...

Occupational arena: treating patients with alcohol-related trauma - a report from the ARUS symposium. (Alcohol Research Utilization System)
March 22, 1989... Occupational Arena Treating Patients with Alcohol-Related Trauma - A Report from the ARUS Symposium A 28-year-old man comes in with basically normal vital signs, semiconscious and vomiting, come cuts about his...

International perspectives: alcohol-related trauma in Mexico.
March 22, 1989... International Perspectives The presumed relationship between alcohol and trauma is an important public health topic in Latin America because trauma is a major cause of male mortality among several countries of the region. In Mexico, for...

Special populations: NIAAA support for studies on Hispanic-Americans. (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
March 22, 1989... Special Populations NIAAA Support for Studies on Hispanic-Americans Americans of Hispanic origin constitute the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. Numbering over 14 million in 1980, the Hispanic population will surpass the...

Highlights from the 1987 National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey.
March 22, 1989... Highlights from the 1987 National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey (NDATUS) BACKGROUND INFORMATION The National Drug and Alcoholism Treatment Unit Survey (NDATUS) was first conducted in 1974 by the National Institute on Drug...

A new agenda for alcohol research: the Institute of Medicine reports on causes and consequences - a summary. (includes related article)
March 22, 1989... A New Agenda for Alcohol Research Nearly a decade ago, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM), an agency of the National Academy of Sciences, to review and assess the status of...