Objective: We sought to determine whether depressive symptoms assessed during
hospitalization predicted alcohol use and alcohol-related problems during the subsequent …

Background Alcohol dependence affects approximately 3% of the English population, and
accounts for significant medical and psychiatric morbidity. Only 5.6% of alcohol-dependent …

Background: Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for substance use
depends on reliable identification. The goal of this study was to determine the rate of …

Objective To describe thiamine-prescribing patterns and to study the association of thiamine
supplementation with clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with altered mental status …

Substance misuse intervention in healthcare settings is becoming a US national priority,
especially in the dissemination and implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention, and …

Aims: Due to large inconsistencies in previous studies, it remains unclear how alcohol use is
related to health care utilization. The aim of this study was to examine associations between …

Introduction Risky drinking frequently remains undiagnosed or untreated, including in
hospitalised inpatients. Using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), we …

Alcohol use has been associated with increased risk and poorer prognosis of various types
of cancer, but the extent of actual screening for alcohol use in hospitalized cancer patients …

Alcoholism, more professionally termed alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a widespread and
costly behavioral health condition. The aims of this paper are draw attention to systemic …

Alcohol use disorder is highly prevalent, affecting an approximately 11.2% of adults in the
United States and 17% of hospitalized patients. 1, 2 Our understanding of the effect of …