Latest alcohol research from the Findings database:
Naltrexone aids primary care alcohol treatment The large-scale US COMBINE study reinforced evidence that the opiate-blocking drug naltrexone also helps dependent drinkers and extended its potential to the kind of drinkers and the kind of treatments found in primary care settings.
Drink-driving cut by 30-minute talk with hospital patients Risky drinkers admitted to a US hospital following a traffic accident had fewer arrests for drink-driving after a short talk with hospital staff about their drinking, the first such finding and one which strengthened the case for hospital-based brief alcohol interventions.
Patient-focused alcohol treatment aids wives and children too Whether families benefit from alcohol treatment as well as the patients has rarely been studied. This US analysis demonstrated that they do, positioning treatment as also a child and family welfare intervention. Such added value should help sustain treatment in the face of current financial cutbacks.
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