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Tag Archives: Harmful Effects of Drinking (Alcohol)
Estimated Burden of Alcohol-Related Care in NHS Hospitals (BBC News / Addiction / Bazian)
Summary Alcohol-related medical conditions cost the NHS in the UK roughly £3.5 billion per year. One in five UK hospital patients drink alcohol harmfully, according to a recent study. Full Text Link Reference Alcohol abuse affects one in five UK … Continue reading →
Posted in Acute Hospitals, BBC News, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, NHS, NHS Digital (Previously NHS Choices), Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Addiction (Journal), Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Dependence, Alcohol Intoxication, Alcohol Misuse, Alcohol Withdrawal State, Alcohol Withdrawal State With Delirium, Alcohol-Related Conditions Among Hospital Patients, Alcohol-Related Harm, Alcohol‐Induced Acute Pancreatitis, Alcohol‐Induced Chronic Pancreatitis, Alcohol‐Induced Psychotic Disorder, Alcoholic Cirrhosis of Liver, Alcoholic Gastritis, Alcoholic Hepatic Failure, Alcoholic Hepatitis, Alcoholic Liver Disease (Unspecified), Alcoholic Polyneuropathy, Alcoholism, Bazian, Behind the Headlines, Brighton and Sussex Medical School: University of Brighton, Critical Appraisals, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: King’s College London, Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Department of Psychological Medicine: King's College London, Drinking Culture, Gastrointestinal Disorders Due to Alcohol, Harmful Alcohol Use, Harmful Effects of Drinking (Alcohol), Harmful Use of Alcohol, Institute of Psychiatry Psychology and Neuroscience: King’s College London, Intentional Self‐Poisoning By and Exposure to Alcohol, Kings College London, Liver Disorders Due to Alcohol, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Medical Research Council Addiction Research Clinical Fellowship, Mental and Behavioural Disorders Due to Use of Alcohol, National Addiction Centre and the Department of Psychological Medicine: King's College London, NIHR Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre: South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Other Disorders Due to Alcohol, Poisoning Due to Alcohol, Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Care in NHS Hospitals, Prevalence of Alcohol-Related Conditions in UK Hospitals, South London and the Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, University of Brighton, University of Sussex
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Unsafe Drinking Among Elderly People? (BBC News / BMJ Open)
Summary Analysis of health records in London indicates that around one in five people aged over 65 who drink may be consuming alcohol at unsafe levels. Men were 60% of the drinkers recorded, but they made up 65% of the … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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Tagged Ageing Population, Alcohol Consumption, Alcohol Consumption and Socioeconomic Deprivation, Alcohol Misuse, Alcohol-Related Harm, Alcoholism, BBC Health News, Behavioural Risk Factors, BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, Dementia Risk Factors, Department of Old Age Psychiatry: Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Primary Care and Public Health Sciences: King's College London, Deprivation Status, Drinking, English Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), Ethnicity, Harmful Effects of Drinking (Alcohol), Health Inequalities: Ethnicity, High Alcohol Consumption, Index of Multiple Deprivation, Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD), Index of Multiple Deprivation 2010, Institute of Psychiatry (London), Irish Ethnicity, Irish Pensioners, Irresponsible Drinking, Kings College London, Lambeth, Lifestyle Factors, Lifestyle Risk Factors, London, Moderate Drinking, Modifiable Risk Factors, Mortality Risk Factors, Problem Drinking, Risk Factors, Risk Factors of Stroke, Social Deprivation, Social Drinking, Socio-Economic Deprivation, Socioeconomic Deprivation, Unhealthy Lifestyles
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Drug and Alcohol Misuse by Older People (BBC News / DrugScope / All Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Misuse / Centre for Social Justice)
Summary There is a rising problem of drug and alcohol misuse amongst older people. The number of people aged 65 years and above needing treatment for drug problems in Europe is expected to double between 2001 and 2020. Full Text … Continue reading →
Posted in BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, International, Mental Health, National, NICE Guidelines, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
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