Is alcohol more dangerous than heroin? The physical, social and financial costs of alcohol

Lee, Geraldine; Forsythe, Marcus

doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2011.02.002

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“…Heavy alcohol use, in particular, has been associated with a wide range of societal, economic, and medical consequences (Lee and Forsythe, 2011; Room et al, 2005; Tumwesigye et al, 2012b). …”

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Self-reported alcohol abstinence associated with ART initiation among HIV-infected persons in rural Uganda

Santos

Emenyonu

Bajunirwe

et al. 2014

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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BACKGROUND There is limited data on the impact of anti-retroviral treatment (ART) initiation on alcohol consumption. We characterized predictors of abstaining from alcohol among HIV-infected individuals following ART initiation. METHODS We analyzed data from a prospective cohort of HIV-infected adults in Mbarara, Uganda with quarterly measures of self-reported alcohol consumption, socio-demographics, health status, and blood draws. We used pooled logistic regression to evaluate predictors of becoming abstinent from alcohol for at least 90 days after baseline. RESULTS Among the 502 participants, 108 (21.5%) were current drinkers who consumed alcohol within 90 days of baseline, 206 (41.0%) were former drinkers, and 188 (37.5%) were lifetime abstainers at baseline. Among current drinkers, 67 (62.0%) drank at hazardous levels. 90 of current drinkers (83.3%) abstained from alcohol at least for 90 days over 3.6 median years of follow-up [IQR 2-4.8]; of those 69 (76.7%) remained abstinent for a median duration of follow-up of 3.25 years [1.6-4.5]. Becoming abstinent was independently associated with lower baseline AUDIT score (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.95[95%CI 0.91-0.99]), baseline physical health score (AOR 0.92[0.87-0.97]), and decreases in physical health score at follow-up visits (AOR 0.92[0.88-0.97)). Alcohol abstinence was most likely to start immediately after ART initiation (AORs for 6 month versus 3 month visit: 0.25[0.10-0.61]; 9 month visit or later versus 3 month visit: 0.04[0.02-0.09]). CONCLUSIONS We found that a large majority of drinkers starting ART reported that they became and remained abstinent from alcohol. ART initiation may be an opportune time to implement interventions for alcohol consumption and other health behaviors.

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Self-reported alcohol abstinence associated with ART initiation among HIV-infected persons in rural Uganda

Santos

Emenyonu

Bajunirwe

et al. 2014

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

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“…On a scale of 0 (least) to 100 (most), alcohol scored a 72 on its harm to individuals and the community, whereas heroin and crack scored 55 and 52, respectively. Researchers came to similar conclusions about the effects of alcohol in Australia (Lee and Forsythe 2011).…”

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Alcoholic Beverage Advertising: An Integrative Interdisciplinary Review

Hovland

2015

Journal of Current Issues & Research in Advertising

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“…These factors were outlined in the previous paper where we concluded that alcohol conveys a significant mortality and disability and confers a large burden of disease to all ages and both genders (Lee and Forsythe, 2011). This paper examines the prevalence of alcohol-related ED presentations and reviews the literature on the timing and types of screening for problematic alcohol use within the ED.…”

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The evidence for implementing alcohol screening and intervention in the emergency department – Time to act

Forsythe

Lee

2012

International Emergency Nursing

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Is alcohol more dangerous than heroin? The physical, social and financial costs of alcohol

Cited by 25 publications

References 18 publications

Self-reported alcohol abstinence associated with ART initiation among HIV-infected persons in rural Uganda

Self-reported alcohol abstinence associated with ART initiation among HIV-infected persons in rural Uganda

Alcoholic Beverage Advertising: An Integrative Interdisciplinary Review

The evidence for implementing alcohol screening and intervention in the emergency department – Time to act

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