Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria Barberia-Latasa, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Rafael Perez-Araluce, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Alfredo Gea
Summary: The Mediterranean Alcohol Drinking Pattern (MADP) shows a significant reduction in all-cause mortality risk, with high adherence to the MADP score recommended for individuals aged 50 and above who choose to drink alcohol.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Esperanza Romero-Rodriguez, Carmen Amezcua-Prieto, Maria Morales-Suarez-Varela, Carlos Ayan Perez, Ramona Mateos-Campos, Alba Marcos-Delgado, Rocio Ortiz-Moncada, Susana Redondo Martin, Carmen Rodriguez-Reinado, Miguel Delgado-Rodriguez, Gemma Blazquez Abellan, Jessica Alonso Molero, Sandra Martin-Pelaez, Jose M. Cancela-Carral, Luis F. Valero Juan, Virginia Martinez-Ruiz, Tania Fernandez-Villa
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the associations between alcohol consumption patterns and related family factors among Spanish university students. The findings indicate that risky alcohol consumption is associated with dysfunctional family support, while there is no such association with binge drinking patterns.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Bernard Surial, Nicolas Bertholet, Jean-Bernard Daeppen, Katharine E. A. Darling, Alexandra Calmy, Huldrych F. Gunthard, Marcel Stockle, Enos Bernasconi, Patrick Schmid, Andri Rauch, Hansjakob Furrer, Gilles Wandeler
Summary: Excessive alcohol consumption, particularly binge drinking, was found to increase the risk of mortality and liver-related events. There was no significant difference in outcomes between individuals with non-hazardous drinking and hazardous drinking without binge drinking. These findings underscore the importance of assessing drinking patterns in clinical practice.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Tala Al-Rousan, Alison A. Moore, Benjamin H. Han, Roxanne Ko, Joseph J. Palamar
Summary: Binge drinking has increased among older men in the United States while it has remained stable among older women. Although tobacco and cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of binge drinking among both older men and women, demographic correlates tend to differ by sex.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jerome Jeanblanc, Pierre Sauton, Charles Houdant, Sandra Fernandez Rodriguez, Sofia Vilelas de Sousa, Virginie Jeanblanc, Sandra Bodeau, Laurence Labat, Marion Soichot, Florence Vorspan, Mickael Naassila
Summary: This study examined the effects of different forms of Baclofen on alcohol intake and dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens of male and female rats. Results showed that RS(+/-)-Baclofen reduced alcohol intake in both sexes, but more females were non-responders. R(+)-Baclofen reduced alcohol intake in both sexes, but females were less sensitive than males. S(-)-Baclofen did not have any overall effect, but increased alcohol intake in some individuals, especially females.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agricultural Economics & Policy
Damien Rousseliere, Thomas Coisnon, Anne Musson, Samira Rousseliere
Summary: The relationship between alcohol consumption and well-being is controversial. Moderate drinking has positive effects on various dimensions of human capital, but heavy consumption and complete abstinence have negative impacts on well-being. Beer has a small but significant negative effect on well-being, only when combined with binge drinking. The positive effect of wine consumption on subjective well-being may be reduced or eliminated by frequent binge drinking.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ascension Marcos, Lluis Serra-Majem, Francisco Perez-Jimenez, Vicente Pascual, Francisco Jose Tinahones, Ramon Estruch
Summary: Moderate beer consumption is associated with decreased incidence of cardiovascular disease and overall mortality, with women advised to drink up to 16g alcohol/day (1 drink/day) and men advised to drink up to 28g/day (1-2 drinks/day).
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria Barberia-Latasa, Alfredo Gea, Miguel A. Martinez-Gonzalez
Summary: This review discusses the inconsistent recommendations on alcohol consumption and its association with chronic disease, highlighting the need for an evidence-based consensus. Alcohol has both beneficial effects on cardiovascular health and risks associated with cancer, neurological diseases, and injuries.
Article
Substance Abuse
Mohammad Z. Haque, Stephanie W. Young, Ying Wang, Shelley Harris, Norman Giesbrecht, Maria Chu, Rebecca Truscott
Summary: The study found that multiple socio-demographic factors are associated with binge drinking, including younger age groups, lower educational attainment, lower household income, recent immigrants, males, poorer mental health, single status, rural residence, and unemployment. These factors remained significant when stratified by sex.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Aitor Hernandez-Hernandez, David Oliver, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Miguel Ruiz-Canela, Sonia Eguaras, Estefania Toledo, Pedro Antonio de la Rosa, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Alfredo Gea
Summary: Alcohol drinking patterns, especially adherence to the Mediterranean alcohol-drinking pattern, can affect the risk of hypertension. Low adherence to the Mediterranean alcohol-drinking pattern is associated with a higher incidence of hypertension, while high adherence is associated with a lower incidence.
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Giuseppe Tringali, Gianluca Lavanco, Valentina Castelli, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Martin Kuchar, Diego Curro, Carla Cannizzaro, Anna Brancato
Summary: Alcohol binge drinking in adolescents affects the CGRP signalling system, causing abnormal behavior and hormone secretion. Using a rat model, the study found that cannabidiol (CBD) could reduce alcohol consumption and rebalance the bio-behavioral abnormalities caused by binge drinking.
PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Judith Andre, Momar Diouf, Margaret P. Martinetti, Olivia Ortelli, Fabien Gierski, Frederic Furst, Olivier Pierrefiche, Mickael Naassila
Summary: This study aims to identify homogeneous drinking groups and develop a new tool to assess the severity of binge drinking regardless of gender. Through clustering analysis and a partial proportional odds model, key factors of drinking and behavior were identified, and homogeneous drinking groups were created. The results show a progressive severity in the drinking pattern, and frequency of drinking behavior and drunkenness are central features of binge drinking.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
M. Arantxa Colchero, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutierrez, Carlos M. Guerrero-Lopez, Sergio Bautista-Arredondo
Summary: Studies in Mexico found that binge drinking is associated with the density of alcohol-selling outlets and alcohol prices, with living in areas with more outlets associated with higher binge drinking risk, and living in states with lower prices associated with more frequent binge drinking. Implementing spatial restrictions to alcohol-selling outlets could help reduce binge drinking along with strong fiscal policies.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Lourah M. Kelly, Richard T. Liu, Kristyn Zajac
Summary: This study found that men and emerging adults have disproportionately higher odds of comorbid suicidality and alcohol use disorder, and suicidality and binge drinking.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Jeffrey T. Howard, Jessica K. Perrotte, Kassandra Flores, Caleb Leong, Joseph David Nocito, Krista J. Howard
Summary: This cross-sectional study examines the prevalence trends of binge drinking and heavy alcohol consumption among pregnant women and nonpregnant women from 2011 to 2020.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, Melissa J. Krauss, Nnenna Anako, Christine Xu, Erin Kasson, Shaina J. Costello, Denise E. Wilfley
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Christina A. Markunas, Stephen A. Semick, Bryan C. Quach, Ran Tao, Amy Deep-Soboslay, Megan U. Carnes, Laura J. Bierut, Thomas M. Hyde, Joel E. Kleinman, Eric O. Johnson, Andrew E. Jaffe, Dana B. Hancock
Summary: This study identified several DNA methylation biomarkers of cigarette smoking in the postmortem human brain, focusing on the nucleus accumbens (NAc). Seven smoking-related CpG sites were identified, with four being novel for smoking-related DNA methylation changes. The findings offer insights into brain-specific responses to smoking exposure.
NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, William Byansi, Christine Xu, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Jacob Borodovsky, Erin Kasson, Nnenna Anako, Claude Mellins, Christopher Damulira, Torsten Neilands, Fred M. Ssewamala
Summary: The study found that family-based economic interventions can significantly improve the mental health of adolescents living with HIV, particularly in terms of hopelessness and depression. Therefore, in order to promote the sustainability of these mental health benefits, future research should explore further strategies.
JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, William Byansi, Christine Doroshenko, Torsten B. Neilands, Nnenna Anako, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Erin Kasson, Proscovia Nabunya, Claude A. Mellins, Fred M. Ssewamala
Summary: This study examined the impact of an economic empowerment intervention on mental health outcomes for adolescents living with HIV in Uganda. The results showed that family assets and employment were significant mediators, with the intervention leading to improved mental health through these factors. Future research should focus on developing sustainable interventions to support the mental health needs of this vulnerable group.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Hetal Patel, Justin Barnes, Nosayaba Osazuwa-Peters, Laura Jean Bierut
Summary: Despite overall increases in suicide rates in both groups, the Medicaid expansion states showed a smaller increase in suicide rates among nonelderly adults compared to nonexpansion states. This difference may be attributed to improved access to mental health care, highlighting the importance of suicide prevention as a benefit of expanding healthcare access.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Dezhi Wu, Erin Kasson, Avineet Kumar Singh, Yang Ren, Nina Kaiser, Ming Huang, Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg
Summary: This study compared vaping-related content on Twitter and Reddit during the EVALI outbreak in 2019. The results showed an increase in vaping-related posts and users on both platforms. However, there were significant differences in user type and content keywords. The study highlights the importance of leveraging data from both platforms to develop in-depth and intelligent vaping detection models.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah Gehlert, Vaughan W. Rees, Kelvin Choi, Peter D. Jackson, Brynn E. Sheehan, Richard A. Grucza, Amy C. Paulson, Andrew D. Plunk
Summary: This study aimed to better understand the inequitable impact of the pandemic by examining the associations between stay-at-home orders and indoor smoking in public housing, measured by ambient particulate matter at the 2.5-micron threshold, a marker for secondhand smoke. The study found that stay-at-home orders led to increased indoor secondhand smoke in public housing, highlighting the disproportionate impact on socio-economically disadvantaged communities.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Neurosciences
Laura J. Bierut
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Yerina S. Ranjit, Warren M. Davis, Andrea Fentem, Raven Riordan, Rikki Roscoe, Patricia Cavazos-Rehg
Summary: This study examined the communication between individuals undergoing OUD recovery and their e-coaches through SMS text messages. The findings showed that messages between patients and e-coaches primarily involved emotional support and material support, as well as discussions on OUD recovery topics such as risk factors and avoidance of drug use.
JMIR HUMAN FACTORS
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Carla J. Berg, Katelyn F. Romm, Alexandria Pannell, Priyanka Sridharan, Tanvi Sapra, Aishwarya Rajamahanty, Yuxian Cui, Yan Wang, Y. Tony Yang, Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg
Summary: As cannabis retail continues to expand in the US, it is essential to have surveillance measures in place to regulate the industry and protect consumers. This study conducted point-of-sale audits on 150 randomly-selected cannabis retailers in five US cities, examining regulatory compliance, advertising strategies, products, and pricing. The findings highlighted the need for ongoing surveillance to inform future regulatory efforts and address compliance issues.
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Andrew C. Qi, Karen E. Joynt Maddox, Laura J. Bierut, Kenton J. Johnston
Summary: This cross-sectional study compared the performance of psychiatrists vs other outpatient physicians in Medicare's Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. The findings showed that psychiatrists had lower performance scores, were more likely to receive penalties, and were less likely to receive bonuses compared to other physicians.
Article
Substance Abuse
Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, Xiao Li, Erin Kasson, Nina Kaiser, Jacob T. Borodovsky, Richard Grucza, Li-Shiun Chen, Laura J. Bierut
Summary: This study found that passive behaviors on social media were correlated with higher likelihoods of starting to use ENDS and other tobacco products, while active behaviors were associated with the initiation and persistence of smoking. Sending tobacco content to other users was specifically linked to an increased likelihood of escalating tobacco product use.
NICOTINE & TOBACCO RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Psychology, Biological
Jacob T. Borodovsky, Michael J. Sofis, Richard A. Grucza, Alan J. Budney
Summary: Different patterns of cannabis use are influenced by interactions between pharmacological and environmental variables, with regulatory agencies capable of altering product properties and distribution to mitigate public health risks. However, most state-level cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S. are not evidence-based or public health-oriented yet.
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, Christine Xu, Jacob Borodovsky, Erin Kasson, William Byansi, Proscovia Nabunya, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred M. Ssewamala
Summary: The study found that out-of-school adolescents living with HIV had significantly higher depression scores compared to in-school youth, and the association between high discomfort level with HIV status and depressive symptoms was more substantial among out-of-school adolescents.
AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, Christine Xu, Erin Kasson, William Byansi, Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Fred M. Ssewamala