Journal of Studies on Alcohol articles from September 2004

Journal of Studies on Alcohol archives from September 2004

Acetaldehyde: deja vu du jour *.
September 1, 2004... GIVEN THE REACTIVITY of acetaldehyde, it is not surprising that this metabolic product of ethanol is a candidate for a role in some effects of ethanol, both centrally and peripherally. This notion has enjoyed cyclical degrees of favor. There...

Absinthe: attention performance and mood under the influence of thujone.
September 1, 2004... ABSINTHE IS AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE composed of extracts of a variety of herbs such as wormwood (Artemisia absinthium, L.), to which a particular psychedelic effect is ascribed. This effect is attributed to the terpenoid [alpha]-thujone that is...

Personality traits and drinking to cope as predictors of hazardous drinking among medical students.
September 1, 2004... IT IS NOW widely acknowledged that "the addictive personality" does not exist (Rozin and Stoess, 1993) and that the predisposition to alcohol misuse involves psychological, social, familial and genetic factors. Despite this complexity, several...

Alcohol outlets and child physical abuse and neglect: applying routine activities theory to the study of child maltreatment *.
September 1, 2004... IN 2001, 171,570 CHILDREN were found to be victims of child physical abuse, and 514,710 were found to be victims of child neglect (Department of Health and Human Services, 2003). Substantiated reports of physical abuse represented 19% and child...

Ethnic differences in the estimates of children exposed to alcohol problems and alcohol dependence in the United States *.
September 1, 2004... RESEARCH SUGGESTS that children of alcoholics (COAs) are at an increased risk for alcohol-related disorders. Studies have reported that COAs are four to nine times more likely than non-COAs to develop an alcohol-use disorder (Cloninger et al.,...

Drinking on campus: self-reports and breath tests.
September 1, 2004... NATIONAL SURVEYS of college students in the United States from 1993 through 2001 found that 44% of students reported that they had consumed five or more drinks on an occasion (four or more drinks for women) in the previous 2 weeks (Wechsler et...

Emergency room injury presentations as an indicator of alcohol-related problems in the community: a multilevel analysis of an international study *.
September 1, 2004... A SUBSTANTIAL PROPORTION of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality is related to the short-term effects of heavy episodic alcohol use. In Australia it has been estimated that 68% of episodes of inpatient hospital care caused by alcohol misuse...

Patterns of drug-related disorders in a prospective study of men chosen for their family history of alcoholism *.
September 1, 2004... ALCOHOL AND DRUG use and problems are highly prevalent in the United States (Grant, 1997; Johnston et al., 2003). At some point in their lives, as many as 80% of men and women have had some experience with alcohol, about 35% have taken...

Alcohol-related advice for veterans affairs primary care patients: who gets it? Who gives it? *.
September 1, 2004... THE U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE (2004) recently recommended brief alcohol counseling for patients who drink too much, based on a complete review of randomized controlled trials (Whitlock et al., 2004). Many primary care patients drink...

The efficacy of a brief alcohol intervention combined with %CDT feedback in patients being treated for Type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension *.
September 1, 2004... ALCOHOL USE and high-risk drinking complicate the care of patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and elevated lipids (Ajani et al., 2000; Fleming et al., 2001; Kao et al., 2001; Wei et al., 2000). Alcohol...

Gender differences in treatment outcomes for alcohol dependence among older adults *.
September 1, 2004... TREATMENT OF alcohol dependent older adults has received little research attention. Older women, in particular, have been overlooked by clinical investigations (Blow, 2000; Wilsnack et al., 1995); however, there are a number of reasons why this...

Outcomes of substance use disorder treatment in suicidal and nonsuicidal male patients *.
September 1, 2004... ACCORDING TO a national sample of all patients treated in hospital settings by the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system (Anderson et al., 1995), suicide attempts are more common in patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) than in...

Disulfiram therapy in patients with Hepatitis C: a 12-month, controlled, follow-up study *.
September 1, 2004... LARGE NUMBERS OF PATIENTS require treatment for alcohol dependence (AD) and Hepatitis C (HCV) simultaneously (Ono et al., 1996); 11% to 29% of chronic alcoholics are HCV seropositive (HCV[+]) (Befrits et al., 1995; Nalpas et al., 1992). This...

The role of behavioral undercontrol in the relation between alcohol use and partner aggression *.
September 1, 2004... A GROWING BODY of literature suggests a positive relationship between alcohol consumption and relationship aggression. Alcohol use has been associated with dating violence (Makepeace, 1987), marital aggression (Heyman et al., 1995) and sexual...

Exploring variability and sources of measurement error in alcohol expectancy questionnaire reliability coefficients: a meta-analytic reliability generalization study *.
September 1, 2004... AGROWING BODY of literature has indicated that alcohol outcome expectancies are predictors of future alcohol use (Henderson et al., 1994; Oei and Baldwin, 1994; Stacy et al., 1990; Werner et al., 1993). Expectancies have been assessed in a...

Discriminating between substance-induced and independent depressive episodes in alcohol dependent patients *.
September 1, 2004... THE CO-OCCURRENCE of major depressive disorder (MDD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) is well documented (Grant and Harford, 1995; Helzer and Pryzbeck, 1988; Kandel et al., 2001; Kessler et al., 1997; Regier et al., 1990). Among those with...