Excessive Drinking, Not Alcoholism, May Lead To Most Alcohol-Related Problems * Many people assume that most people who drink to excess are probably alcoholics. * A recent survey of 4,761 New Mexico adults found that while 16.5 percent drank alcohol in excess of national guidelines, only 1.8 percent met criteria for alcohol dependence. * This suggests that a majority of persons at risk for alcohol-related problems are not alcohol dependent. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:00:00 PST
Many Russian Women Drink During Pregnancy Russian women are aware that drinking can damage developing fetuses but nearly two-thirds continue to drink after they become pregnant, according to new research.Before doing the study, researchers hadn't even been sure that it was possible to conduct accurate surveys in this population."Russian obstetricians said [the women] won't answer or won't answer accurately," said lead author Arlinda Kristjanson, Ph.D. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Sun, 28 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST
Heavy Drinking Takes Excessive Toll On Women With Hepatitis C Women tend to survive longer than men if infected with the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus (HCV) -- but if they drink heavily, that survival advantage completely disappears, according to a new study."Previous studies indicated that alcohol use is a risk factor for HCV disease progression, but they seldom examined the effect on women and men separately," said lead author Chiung Chen. "Even fewer studies were able to examine the effect of alcohol on HCV mortality. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:00:00 PST
Breakthrough For Heroin Addiction Treatment University of Adelaide researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of heroin addiction which could improve treatment success rates for millions of heroin users around the world.Researchers in the Discipline of Pharmacology have discovered a genetic variation that may help determine the most effective methadone dosage levels for individual heroin addicts. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST
Alpharma Data Demonstrates Alcohol Does Not Significantly Affect Pharmacokinetics Of KADIAN(R) Capsules Alpharma Inc. (NYSE: ALO), a leading global specialty pharmaceutical company, presented results of a Phase IV study of KADIAN(R) (morphine sulfate extended-release) Capsules that demonstrate the pharmacokinetics of the long-acting opioid are not significantly affected by the consumption of alcohol. Results of this pharmacokinetic study, which Alpharma conducted in response to a request by the U.S. [click link for full article] Publ.Date : Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST
