Management of infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

LM Baddour, MB Weimer, AG Wurcel, DB McElhinney… - Circulation, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The American Heart Association has sponsored both guidelines and scientific
statements that address the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infective …

Emergency department management of patients with alcohol intoxication, alcohol withdrawal, and alcohol use disorder: a white paper prepared for the American …

RJ Strayer, BW Friedman, R Haroz, E Ketcham… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alcohol is the most-used intoxicant in the world, and the repercussions of unhealthy alcohol
use are of corresponding magnitude. A sixfold increase in all-cause mortality and 6% of …

Alcohol and the etiology of depression

EV Nunes - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2023 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
In the clinical context, alcohol use is typically a problem to be reduced or eliminated.
Patients presenting with depression, anxiety, or other non-substance-related mental …

Risks of alcohol and drug use disorders in prostate cancer survivors: a national cohort study

C Crump, P Stattin, JD Brooks, J Sundquist… - JNCI Cancer …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Prostate cancer (PC) survivors may potentially use substances to cope with
psychological distress or poorly controlled physical symptoms. Little is known, however …

GPs' experiences of phosphatidylethanol in treatment of hypertension: a qualitative study

Å Thurfjell, C Sandlund, J Adami, J Hasselström… - BJGP open, 2023 - bjgpopen.org
Background Hazardous alcohol use increases the risk of hypertension but is underdetected
in primary healthcare (PHC) patients. Use of the biomarker phosphatidylethanol (PEth) …

[HTML][HTML] Alcohol use among young adults in Northern California during the COVID-19 pandemic—An electronic health records-based study

VE Metz, VA Palzes, FW Chi, CI Campbell… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Individuals globally were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in myriad of
ways, including social isolation and economic hardship, resulting in negative impacts on …