Global Sugar Alcohol Market Size is Estimated to Reach USD 5.74 billion by 2030, Growing at a CAGR of 6.0%: Straits Research
New York, United States, March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sugar alcohol is considered safe for human consumption owing to its purity (lack of additives). The alcohol's grade, concentration, and purity level are determined by its intended application. It comes from various materials, including…#straitsresearch #asiapacificregion #newzealand #asiapacific #based #xylitol #mannitol #crystal #atlanticchemicals #cargillinc (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Young people's alcohol use in and around water: a scoping review of the literature - Carey RN, Crawford G, Jancey J, Lam T, Nimmo L, Trapp G, Pollard C, Hooper P, Leavy JE.
ISSUES: The surrounding social and commercial context, including alcohol advertising, heavily influences alcohol consumption. Alcohol use is a major risk factor for both fatal and non-fatal drowning, particularly for young people. APPROACH: We conducted a ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Illicit drug abuse and complexity of tibial shaft fracture based on AO/OTA classification: is there any connection? - Sharafi A, Ghaderi A, Shahbazi P, Ghaseminejad-Raeini A, Ramezani A, Soleimani M, Talebiyan P, Shafiei SH.
PURPOSE: Illicit drug abuse is a global epidemic afflicting millions worldwide. Several studies have investigated the contribution of this dependence as a risk factor for fracture, but its impacts on fracture severity have been rarely studied. The present ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Intoxication and Glasgow coma scale scores in patients with head trauma - Pina C, Marco CA.
This study aims to assess the effect of drug and alcohol i... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Perception and correlates of opioid overdose risk among overdose survivors who use nonprescribed opioids in San Francisco and Boston - Chang YSG, McMahan VM, Marti XL, Pope E, Wolfe S, Majeski A, Reed G, Walley AY, Coffin PO.
BACKGROUND: Understanding opioid overdose risk perception may inform overdose prevention strategies. METHODS: We used baseline data from a randomized overdose prevention trial, in San Francisco, CA, and Boston, MA, among people who used nonprescrib... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Prediction of acute methanol poisoning prognosis using machine learning techniques - Rahimi M, Hosseini SM, Mohtarami SA, Mostafazadeh B, Evini PET, Fathy M, Kazemi A, Khani S, Mortazavi SM, Soheili A, Vahabi SM, Shadnia S.
This study focuses on predicting the severity of methanol intoxication using machine learning techniques, aiming to improve early identification and prognosis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Prevalence and factors associated with polydrug use among clients seeking treatment for alcohol misuse - Lawson S, Bryant J, Freund M, Dizon J, Haber PS, Shakeshaft A, Jefferies M, Farrell M.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this paper was to examine the client and psychosocial characteristics associated with polydrug use in patients with alcohol misuse as their primary drug of concern (PDC) seeking treatment from substance use treatment centres. ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Shedding light on the hidden methamphetamine abuse: a nation-wide 7-year post-mortem study in Taiwan - Wei SY, Su CC, Hu HY, Lin SY, Pan CH.
BACKGROUND: The number of methamphetamine-related deaths has been increasing in recent decades. However, current data primarily rely on a few large-scale national surveys, highlighting the need for diverse data sources. Post-mortem studies offer advantages... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Unmet need for medication for opioid use disorder among persons who inject drugs in 23  U.S. cities - Handanagic S, Broz D, Finlayson T, Kanny D, Wejnert C.
BACKGROUND: Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at increased risk of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and premature mortality due to drug overdose. Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), such as methadone or buprenorphine, reduces injecting b... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Alcohol misuse and gun violence: an evidence-based approach for state policyfor state policy - Villarreal S, Bornhorst A, Bonnie R, Chavis K, Davis A, Frattaroli S, Roskam K, Swanson J, Horwitz J.
Alcohol use and gun violence are leading causes of preventable injury and death in the United States. Alcohol kills 140,000 people annually;2 guns kill more than 48,000.3 Both of them are public health crises demanding strong policies. These issues are ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 12, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Biden ’s lean science budget could mean tough choices for agencies
President Joe Biden today sent the U.S. Congress a $7.3 trillion spending blueprint that includes his priorities for research . But in an era of flat budgets, being on the White House’s priority list—which ranges from promoting the ethical use of artificial intelligence to finding a cure for cancer—may not mean getting more money. That’s the hard reality facing U.S. scientists as they pore over Biden’s budget request for the 2025 fiscal year, which begins on 1 October. With the slice of the U.S. budget that funds domestic research essentially capped under an earlier budget agreement with Republica...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 12, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease On the Rise: What to Know Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease On the Rise: What to Know
Dr Nancy Reau speaks with hepatologist Dr Ashwani Singal about how to identify alcohol-associated liver disease, the most common cause of advanced hepatic disease worldwide.Medscape Gastroenterology (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - March 11, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Expert Interview Source Type: news

Ideal Option Opens Largest Outpatient Addiction Clinic and Lab in King County
The new 13,000-square-foot facility provides evidence-based treatment to residents of King County. RENTON, Wash., March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ideal Option, a national leader in evidence-based outpatient treatment for addiction to fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, alcohol and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 11, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: CXP Source Type: news

A pilot study to explore the effect of long acting injectable antipsychotics on aggression - Hopkins TM, Deardorff OG, Liu Y, Trout MG, Sommi RW, Beck NC.
OBJECTIVES: To explore the effect of switching from an oral antipsychotic to a long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotic on aggression, in terms of the changes of verbal and physical aggression, interventions required, self-injurious behavior, use of secl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Analysis of primary-party traffic accident rates per driver in Japan from 1995 to 2015: do older drivers cause more accidents? - Kim K, Matsuhashi K, Ishikawa M.
Studies on the age and generation characteristics of traffic accidents primarily focus on the tendency of deaths and severe injuries, whereas the faults or drivers who caused the accidents are not considered. Using license holders as a parameter for measur... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 11, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news