Clinical Compass - December Puts Spotlight on Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention


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FROM THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER:
December Puts Spotlight on Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention

THIS ISSUE'S COMPASS QUESTION™

CLINICAL ABSTRACTS: New from the Clinical Literature

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	FROM THE CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE CENTER December Puts Spotlight on Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Nearly 14 million Americans - 1 in every 13 adults - abuse alcohol or meet the criteria for alcohol dependence. Several million more adults engage in risky drinking that could lead to alcohol problems. These patterns include binge drinking and heavy drinking on a regular basis. In addition, 53 percent of men and women in the United States report that one or more of their close relatives have a drinking problem. The consequences of alcohol misuse are serious, and in many cases, life threatening. Alcohol abuse and alcoholism can worsen existing conditions such as depression, or induce new problems such as memory loss, depression, or anxiety... Read entire story Back to top
	THIS ISSUE'S COMPASS QUESTION™ Your response to this issue's Compass Question™ will be added to an ongoing needs assessment for educational programming in this important area. Responses to this issue's question will be reported in the 12.19.06 issue, and a follow-up clinical question will be posed. I ask my patients about their alcohol consumption: Only if they bring it up Each and every time I see them Only if I suspect there is a problem Never Back to top
	CLINICAL ABSTRACTS New from the Clinical Literature Petrakis IL. A rational approach to the pharmacotherapy of alcohol dependence. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2006;26(6 Suppl 1):S3-S12. Pettinati HM, et al. The status of naltrexone in the treatment of alcohol dependence: specific effects on heavy drinking. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2006;26:610-625. Rose AJ, et al. Teaching internal medicine resident physicians about alcoholics anonymous: a pilot study of an educational intervention. Subst Abus 2006;27:5-11. Stolberg VB. A review of perspectives on alcohol and alcoholism in the history of american health and medicine. J Ethn Subst Abuse 2006;5:39-106. Back to top
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