Ethyl glucuronide in hair and fingernails as a long‐term alcohol biomarker

L Berger, M Fendrich, J Jones, D Fuhrmann, C Plate… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This study aimed to evaluate the performance of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in hair and
fingernails as a long‐term alcohol biomarker. Design Cross‐sectional survey with probability …

Documented brief intervention associated with reduced linkage to specialty addictions treatment in a national sample of VA patients with unhealthy alcohol use with …

MC Frost, JE Glass, KA Bradley, EC Williams - Addiction, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Alcohol screening, brief intervention (BI) and referral to treatment is
often considered stepped care, such that BI with referral links patients to treatment. A meta …

A complex relationship between co‐occurring social anxiety and alcohol use disorders: what effect does treating social anxiety have on drinking?

SE Thomas, PK Randall, SW Book… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Individuals with social anxiety disorder and co‐occurring alcohol problems
report using alcohol to cope with anxiety symptoms. Interventions that reduce both social …

Alcohol use among HIV‐infected persons in care: results of a multi‐site survey*

G Chander, J Josephs, JA Fleishman… - HIV …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We sought to determine the prevalence of any alcohol use and hazardous alcohol
consumption among HIV‐infected individuals engaged in care and to identify factors …

Preliminary evaluation of phosphatidylethanol and alcohol consumption in patients with liver disease and hypertension

SH Stewart, A Reuben, WA Brzezinski… - Alcohol & …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Aims: The goal of this preliminary study was to evaluate the relationship between blood
phosphatidylethanol (PEth) and recent drinking in patients with liver disease and …

Alcohol consumption in young adults and incident hypertension: 20-year follow-up from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study

JH Halanych, MM Safford, SG Kertesz… - American journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The relation between alcohol consumption and incident hypertension is unclear, and most
observational studies have not accounted for socioeconomic factors. This study examined …

Tuberculosis and excess alcohol use in the United States, 1997–2012

T Volkmann, PK Moonan, R Miramontes… - … of tuberculosis and …, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Excess alcohol use among tuberculosis (TB) patients complicates TB
control strategies. OBJECTIVES: To characterize the role of excess alcohol use in TB …

Paternal psychosocial characteristics and corporal punishment of their 3-year-old children

SJ Lee, BE Perron, CA Taylor… - Journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
This study uses data from 2,309 biological fathers who participated in the Fragile Families
and Child Well-Being Study (FFCWS) to examine associations between psychosocial …

Intersections of poverty, race/ethnicity, and sex: alcohol consumption and adverse outcomes in the United States

JE Glass, PJ Rathouz, M Gattis, YS Joo… - Social psychiatry and …, 2017 - Springer
We examine whether intersectionality theory—which formalizes the notion that adverse
health outcomes owing to having a marginalized social status, identity, or characteristic, may …

Homeless women's service use, barriers, and motivation for participating in substance use treatment

CC Upshur, D Jenkins, L Weinreb… - The American journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Homeless women are at high risk for substance use disorder (SUD), and are a
growing proportion of the homeless population. However, homeless women experience …