Alcohol Research & Health back issues from March 2008:
An epidemiologic analysis of co-occurring alcohol and drug use and disorders: findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC).(Clinical report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... The 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) sought to determine the prevalence of alcohol use and alcohol use disorders (AUDs), other drug use and drug use disorders (DUDS), and co-use and co-morbidity in the general adult U.S. population ....
The genetics of alcohol and other drug dependence.(Clinical report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Alcohol dependence and dependence on other drugs frequently co-occur, and strong evidence suggests that both disorders are, at least in part, influenced by genetic factors. Indeed, studies using twins suggest that the overlap between dependence on alcohol and on other drugs largely results ...
The influence of stress on the transition from drug use to addiction.(Clinical report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Stress--that is, any type of stimulus that challenges the organism's normal internal balance--induces a physiologic response involving a variety of hormones and other signaling molecules that act on, among other organs, the brain. This stress response also can influence the progression of ...
Shared mechanisms of alcohol and other drugs.(Clinical report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Identifying the changes that occur in the brain as a result of alcohol and other drug (ADD) use is important to understanding the development of ADD addiction. The nerve cell signaling chemical (i.e., neurotransmitter) [gamma]-aminobutync acid (GABA) plays an important role in the brain ...
Diagnosing co-morbid drug use in patients with alcohol use disorders.(Clinical report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Alcohol and other drug (ADD) use disorders (i.e., ADD abuse and dependence) commonly co-occur. This co-morbidity has important social, psychiatric, and medical consequences. Although making an accurate diagnosis can be challenging, especially in the context of multiple disorders, ...
Treatment of co-occurring alcohol and other drug use disorders.(Clinical report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Drug use disorders (DUDS) frequently co-occur with alcohol use disorders, affecting approximately 1.1 percent of the U.S. population. Compared with alcohol use disorders or DUDS alone, co-occurring disorders are associated with a greater severity of substance dependence; co-occurring ...
Adolescents at risk for substance use disorders: role of psychological dysregulation, endophenotypes, and environmental influences.(Clinical report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Adolescents with alcohol-related problems often also use cigarettes and marijuana. Furthermore, early childhood characteristics that increase the risk for adolescent alcohol use disorders also increase the risk for problematic drug use. Identifying these characteristics early in childhood ...
Glossary.
Mar 22, 2008 ... [gamma]-Aminobutyric acid (GABA): A neurotransmitter that in the brain acts to reduce the activity of the signal-receiving nerve cell (i.e., an inhibitory neurotransmitter); helps to restore homeostasis after a stressful situation. Adoption study: Type of behavioral genetic ...
What is addiction?(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... This issue of Alcohol Research & Health examines addiction to multiple substances-that is, combined dependence on alcohol and other drugs (AODs), including marijuana, cocaine, and opioids. It seems fitting, then, to begin the issue with a look at what constitutes "addiction." The Oxford ...
Timing of alcohol and other drug use.(Report)
Mar 22, 2008; ... Many Americans who drink alcohol are poly-drug users--that is, they also use other psychoactive drugs, such as nicotine, pharmaceuticals, cannabis, and other illicit substances. Polydrug use is a general term that describes a wide variety of substance use behaviors. Different types of ...