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Packages of Care for Alcohol Use Disorders in Low- And Middle-Income Countries
PLoS Medicine, 10/28/09

Benegal V et al. – Heavy alcohol exposure leads to a chronic relapsing illness with a characteristic syndromal presentation termed “dependence.” However, alcohol misuse can produce harm without the presence of dependence. The terms “hazardous drinking” and “harmful drinking” describe patterns of use likely to result in or having resulted in physical/psychological harm, respectively, without satisfying the International Classification of Disease (ICD) ten criteria for alcohol dependence.

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Alcohol, Tobacco, and Nonmedical Drug Use in Older U.S. Adults: Data from the 2001/02 National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 70%

The Long Arm of Expectancies: Adolescent Alcohol Expectancies Predict Adult Alcohol Use
Alcohol and Alcoholism, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Alcohol use and related harms in school students in the USA and Australia
Health Promotion International, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Cerebellar Lingula Size and Experiential Risk Factors Associated with High Levels of Alcohol and Drug Use in Young Adults
The Cerebellum, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 68%

Alcohol control policies and alcohol consumption by youth: a multi-national study
Addiction, 10/19/09 Relevance Score: 68%