Background: Although alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are known to increase the relative risk
of all-cause and some cause-specific mortality, the absolute mortality rates of the AUD …

Objective: Evidence is provided about the association between “alcohol-use disorders” and
the 14-year risk of death in a community sample. Most prior descriptions of this association …

Objective: Unhealthy alcohol use is common in medical inpatients, and hospitalization has
been hypothesized to serve as a “teachable moment” that could motivate patients to …

Importance Excess alcohol consumption and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are associated
with substantially increased mortality. Efforts to reduce this toll require an understanding of …

Background Many causes of death are directly attributable to the toxic effects of alcohol and
deaths from these causes are increasing in the United Kingdom. The aim of this study was to …

Background Alcohol dependence (AD) carries a high mortality burden, which may be
mitigated by reduced alcohol consumption. We conducted a systematic literature review and …

Clinical and epidemiologic evidence has documented the significant associations between
medical illnesses and psychiatric disorders. However, extensive research has focused on …

Objective: Alcohol is one of the most important risk factors for burden of disease, particularly
in high-income countries such as Canada. The purpose of this article was to estimate the …

The availability of a 40-yr prospective study of more than 40,000 Norweigan men born in
1932–1933 constituted the point of departure for assessing excess mortality in alcohol …

BACKGROUND: People with substance use disorders (SUDs) have increased risk of
mortality but risk in sub-groups is poorly understood. METHODS: SUD cases, aged 15years …