Alcohol Abuse
Binge drinking increases morning-after heart rate, nervous system reactivity to BP
Adults assigned to an evening of binge drinking alcohol experienced elevations in heart rate and sympathetic transduction to blood pressure the following morning, researchers reported.
Intervention reduces alcohol use for high-risk youths with chronic medical conditions
A brief, disease-tailored intervention reduced alcohol use among vulnerable adolescents with chronic medical conditions, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
Top in cardiology: Alcohol causally linked to high BP; hypertension in pregnancy rises
Drinking more than 12 g of alcohol every day increased the risk for hypertension in a linear fashion, according to a meta-analysis of 23 studies with 600,000 participants.
Excess alcohol intake may increase risk for heart disease, especially in younger women
Risk for CHD was highest for both men and women who reported binge drinking, which was defined as at least five drinks per day for men and four drinks per day for women in the past 3 months, according to research slated for presentation at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.
Smoking, ‘heavy’ drinking linked to elevated risk for head and neck cancer
Smokers and heavy drinkers had increased risk for head and neck cancer, whereas healthy eating slightly decreased risk, according to study data published in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.
Naltrexone improves liver-related parameters, decompensation in alcohol use disorder
BOSTON — Oral naltrexone 50 mg safely improved alcohol use-related parameters and decompensation, and also reduced cravings, over 1 year among patients with alcohol use disorder and compensated cirrhosis, according to a presenter.
Traffic injury ED visits involving cannabis grow over recent years
From 2010 to 2021 — a period during which cannabis legalization and commercialization took place in Canada — ED visits for traffic injury involving cannabis have occurred more often, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.
Heavy daily drinking tied to increased ectopic fat
Increased daily alcohol intake was associated with elevated ectopic adiposity, especially among individuals who reported binge drinking in the past month, researchers reported.
Study shows optimal blood biomarker level to detect heavy alcohol use
Researchers determined that phosphatidylethanol, or PEth, can accurately assess heavy alcohol consumption at an optimal cutoff value of 18.5 ng/mL.
Alcohol misuse raises mortality, ventilation odds in ICU patients with pneumonia
Patients in the ICU for pneumonia with vs. without alcohol misuse faced heightened odds for mortality, mechanical ventilation and extended hospital stays, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.