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Alcohol abuse

MedGen UID:
39339
•Concept ID:
C0085762
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Abuse, Alcohol; Abuse, Ethanol; Alcohol Abuse; Ethanol Abuse
SNOMED CT: Alcohol abuse (15167005); Ethanol abuse (15167005); AA - Alcohol abuse (15167005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002046

Definition

The use of alcoholic beverages to excess, either on individual occasions (""binge drinking"") or as a regular practice. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAlcohol abuse

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Identification and management of acute alcohol intoxication.
Mirijello A, Sestito L, Antonelli M, Gasbarrini A, Addolorato G
Eur J Intern Med 2023 Feb;108:1-8. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.08.013. PMID: 35985955
Clinical Practice Guideline—Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis.
Beyer G, Hoffmeister A, Lorenz P, Lynen P, Lerch MM, Mayerle J
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022 Jul 25;119(29-30):495-501. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0223. PMID: 35945698Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Pancreatitis: A Review.
Singh VK, Yadav D, Garg PK
JAMA 2019 Dec 24;322(24):2422-2434. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.19411. PMID: 31860051

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Alcohol Withdrawal and the Associated Mood Disorders-A Review.
Ngui HHL, Kow ASF, Lai S, Tham CL, Ho YC, Lee MT
Int J Mol Sci 2022 Nov 29;23(23) doi: 10.3390/ijms232314912. PMID: 36499240Free PMC Article
Alcohol Abuse and Cardiac Disease.
Whitman IR, Agarwal V, Nah G, Dukes JW, Vittinghoff E, Dewland TA, Marcus GM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2017 Jan 3;69(1):13-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.048. PMID: 28057245Free PMC Article
Managing alcohol abuse.
Newland J
Nurse Pract 2013 Jul 10;38(7):6. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000431182.72182.42. PMID: 23736954
Focus on the lung.
Quintero D, Guidot DM
Alcohol Res Health 2010;33(3):219-28. PMID: 23584063Free PMC Article
Aging and alcohol abuse.
Brody JA
J Am Geriatr Soc 1982 Feb;30(2):123-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1982.tb01287.x. PMID: 7035530

Diagnosis

Lipemia retinalis after alcohol abuse.
Moreno Gutiérrez JÁ, Flores Márquez A, Rocha de Lossada C
Can J Ophthalmol 2022 Dec;57(6):e197. Epub 2022 Mar 31 doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2022.02.019. PMID: 35367191
Asialo-transferrin: Biochemical aspects and association with alcohol abuse investigation.
Paterlini V, Porpiglia NM, De Palo EF, Tagliaro F
Alcohol 2019 Aug;78:43-50. Epub 2019 Mar 16 doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2019.03.002. PMID: 30890358
Alcohol Abuse and Cardiac Disease.
Whitman IR, Agarwal V, Nah G, Dukes JW, Vittinghoff E, Dewland TA, Marcus GM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2017 Jan 3;69(1):13-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.048. PMID: 28057245Free PMC Article
Focus on the lung.
Quintero D, Guidot DM
Alcohol Res Health 2010;33(3):219-28. PMID: 23584063Free PMC Article
The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): an effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement Project (ACQUIP). Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
Bush K, Kivlahan DR, McDonell MB, Fihn SD, Bradley KA
Arch Intern Med 1998 Sep 14;158(16):1789-95. doi: 10.1001/archinte.158.16.1789. PMID: 9738608

Therapy

Combined Pharmacotherapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Alcohol or Substance Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Ray LA, Meredith LR, Kiluk BD, Walthers J, Carroll KM, Magill M
JAMA Netw Open 2020 Jun 1;3(6):e208279. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.8279. PMID: 32558914Free PMC Article
Advances in the science and treatment of alcohol use disorder.
Witkiewitz K, Litten RZ, Leggio L
Sci Adv 2019 Sep;5(9):eaax4043. Epub 2019 Sep 25 doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aax4043. PMID: 31579824Free PMC Article
Antidepressants for insomnia in adults.
Everitt H, Baldwin DS, Stuart B, Lipinska G, Mayers A, Malizia AL, Manson CC, Wilson S
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 May 14;5(5):CD010753. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010753.pub2. PMID: 29761479Free PMC Article
Nutritional medicine as mainstream in psychiatry.
Sarris J, Logan AC, Akbaraly TN, Amminger GP, Balanzá-Martínez V, Freeman MP, Hibbeln J, Matsuoka Y, Mischoulon D, Mizoue T, Nanri A, Nishi D, Ramsey D, Rucklidge JJ, Sanchez-Villegas A, Scholey A, Su KP, Jacka FN; International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research
Lancet Psychiatry 2015 Mar;2(3):271-4. Epub 2015 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(14)00051-0. PMID: 26359904
Paradoxical reactions to benzodiazepines: literature review and treatment options.
Mancuso CE, Tanzi MG, Gabay M
Pharmacotherapy 2004 Sep;24(9):1177-85. doi: 10.1592/phco.24.13.1177.38089. PMID: 15460178

Prognosis

Cerebral Hemorrhage and Alcohol Exposure: A Review.
Peng J, Wang H, Rong X, He L, Xiangpen L, Shen Q, Peng Y
Alcohol Alcohol 2020 Feb 7;55(1):20-27. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agz087. PMID: 31845978
Life Expectancy and Mortality Rates in the United States, 1959-2017.
Woolf SH, Schoomaker H
JAMA 2019 Nov 26;322(20):1996-2016. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.16932. PMID: 31769830Free PMC Article
Alcohol and cardiovascular disease in the geriatric population.
Kalla A, Figueredo VM
Clin Cardiol 2017 Jul;40(7):444-449. Epub 2017 Mar 10 doi: 10.1002/clc.22681. PMID: 28294372Free PMC Article
Alcohol Abuse and Cardiac Disease.
Whitman IR, Agarwal V, Nah G, Dukes JW, Vittinghoff E, Dewland TA, Marcus GM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2017 Jan 3;69(1):13-24. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.048. PMID: 28057245Free PMC Article
Comorbidity measures for use with administrative data.
Elixhauser A, Steiner C, Harris DR, Coffey RM
Med Care 1998 Jan;36(1):8-27. doi: 10.1097/00005650-199801000-00004. PMID: 9431328

Clinical prediction guides

Identification of 13 Novel Loci in a Genome-Wide Association Study on Taiwanese with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Liu TY, Liao CC, Chang YS, Chen YC, Chen HD, Lai IL, Peng CY, Chung CC, Chou YP, Tsai FJ, Jeng LB, Chang JG
Int J Mol Sci 2023 Nov 16;24(22) doi: 10.3390/ijms242216417. PMID: 38003606Free PMC Article
Genome-Wide Association Study Meta-Analysis of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Two Population-Based Cohorts.
Sanchez-Roige S, Palmer AA, Fontanillas P, Elson SL; 23andMe Research Team, the Substance Use Disorder Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, Adams MJ, Howard DM, Edenberg HJ, Davies G, Crist RC, Deary IJ, McIntosh AM, Clarke TK
Am J Psychiatry 2019 Feb 1;176(2):107-118. Epub 2018 Oct 19 doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.18040369. PMID: 30336701Free PMC Article
Alcohol Abuse and Pancreatic Diseases: An Overview.
Pezzilli R
Recent Pat Inflamm Allergy Drug Discov 2015;9(2):102-6. doi: 10.2174/1872213x09666150430125052. PMID: 25925405
High self-control predicts good adjustment, less pathology, better grades, and interpersonal success.
Tangney JP, Baumeister RF, Boone AL
J Pers 2004 Apr;72(2):271-324. doi: 10.1111/j.0022-3506.2004.00263.x. PMID: 15016066
The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): an effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement Project (ACQUIP). Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
Bush K, Kivlahan DR, McDonell MB, Fihn SD, Bradley KA
Arch Intern Med 1998 Sep 14;158(16):1789-95. doi: 10.1001/archinte.158.16.1789. PMID: 9738608

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review of the biological mediators of fat taste and smell.
Jaime-Lara RB, Brooks BE, Vizioli C, Chiles M, Nawal N, Ortiz-Figueroa RSE, Livinski AA, Agarwal K, Colina-Prisco C, Iannarino N, Hilmi A, Tejeda HA, Joseph PV
Physiol Rev 2023 Jan 1;103(1):855-918. Epub 2022 Sep 15 doi: 10.1152/physrev.00061.2021. PMID: 36409650Free PMC Article
Clinical Practice Guideline—Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis.
Beyer G, Hoffmeister A, Lorenz P, Lynen P, Lerch MM, Mayerle J
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022 Jul 25;119(29-30):495-501. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0223. PMID: 35945698Free PMC Article
The global prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) among the elderly: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Abdoli N, Salari N, Darvishi N, Jafarpour S, Solaymani M, Mohammadi M, Shohaimi S
Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022 Jan;132:1067-1073. Epub 2021 Nov 4 doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.10.041. PMID: 34742925
Risk and protective factors of drug abuse among adolescents: a systematic review.
Nawi AM, Ismail R, Ibrahim F, Hassan MR, Manaf MRA, Amit N, Ibrahim N, Shafurdin NS
BMC Public Health 2021 Nov 13;21(1):2088. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11906-2. PMID: 34774013Free PMC Article
The effect of a reduction in alcohol consumption on blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Roerecke M, Kaczorowski J, Tobe SW, Gmel G, Hasan OSM, Rehm J
Lancet Public Health 2017 Feb;2(2):e108-e120. Epub 2017 Feb 7 doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30003-8. PMID: 29253389Free PMC Article

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