Problem Drinking and Alcoholism
Friday's Progress Notes - August 2, 2002
Mental Health Information - Vol. 6 Issue 10
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CONTENTS
1. Changing the drinking culture at U.S. colleges.
2. Alcohol screening questionnaire.
3. Diagnosis and treatment of problem drinking and alcoholism.
4. Help for children whose parents have a drinking problem.
5. Protecting children in substance-abusing families.
6. Underage drinking prevention guide.
7. Cognitive-behavioral treatment for problem drinking.
8. Alcohol-related psychosis.
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Dear Colleagues,
It won't be long before college students return to campus and younger kids head back to school. Unfortunately, in the next school year many of these young people will engage in underage and excessive drinking that will place themselves and others at risk. The consequences of high-risk drinking can be significant: including unintentional death and injury, assault, unsafe sex, and alcohol-related health problems. A recent study supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), reveals that drinking by college students age 18-24 contributes to an estimated 1,400 student deaths, 500,000 injuries, and 70,000 cases of sexual assault or date rape each year.
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Jack
John L. Miller, MD
1. TASK FORCE ON COLLEGE DRINKING
A Call to Action: Changing the Culture of Drinking at U.S. Colleges
The report sets forth prevention strategies that target the student population as a whole; the college and its surrounding environment; and the individual at-risk or alcohol-dependent drinker.
http://www.collegedrinkingprevention.gov/NIAAACollegeMaterials/panelReports.aspx
2. JOIN TOGETHER
Alcohol Screening Questionnaire
Students can use this questionnaire to assess their own drinking.
http://www.alcoholscreening.org
3. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment
Alcoholism is one of the most common psychiatric disorders with a prevalence of 8 to 14 percent.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020201/441.html
4. CONTEMPORARY PEDIATRICS
When Parents Have A Drinking Problem
Children of alcoholics are at risk for problems ranging from serious medical conditions to psychosocial difficulties.
5. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families
Topics include identification and assessment, special risks, reporting, and legal intervention.
6. SAMHSA
Underage Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner
The guide suggests an alcohol abuse prevention theme for each month and provides appropriate activities for that month's theme.
https://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?ProductID=15883
7. ALCOHOL RESEARCH AND HEALTH
Treating Problem Drinking
This article describes a cognitive-behavioral treatment approach designed for problem drinkers with low levels of physical dependence on alcohol.
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/arh23-2/138-143.pdf
8. EMEDICINE
Alcohol-Related Psychosis
The author discusses the diagnosis and treatment of alcohol-related psychosis.
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3113.htm
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