User characteristics of a smartphone app to reduce alcohol consumption
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DOI: 10.1007/s13142-017-0477-1
Abstract: Digital interventions are available to help people reduce their alcohol consumption, but it is not known who uses these interventions and how this treatment-seeking group compares with the general population of drinkers. The study objective… read more here.
Keywords: reduce alcohol; alcohol consumption; general population; drinks meter ... See more keywords
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors in nucleus accumbens, ventral hippocampus, and lateral septum reduce alcohol reinforcement in mice.
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DOI: 10.1037/pha0000620.supp
Abstract: Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists can decrease alcohol intake by central mechanisms that are still poorly understood. The lateral septum (LS) and the ventral/caudal part of the hippocampus are enriched in GLP-1 receptors, and… read more here.
Keywords: administration; like peptide; reduce alcohol; glucagon like ... See more keywords
Using a mobile health application to reduce alcohol consumption: a mixed-methods evaluation of the drinkaware track & calculate units application
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4358-9
Abstract: BackgroundSmartphone applications (“apps”) offer promise as tools to help people monitor and reduce their alcohol consumption. To date, few evaluations of alcohol reduction apps exist, with even fewer considering apps already available to the public.… read more here.
Keywords: reduce alcohol; drinkaware; mixed methods; alcohol consumption ... See more keywords
The efficacy of a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use in persons with HIV in South Africa, a randomized clinical trial
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220799
Abstract: Background Since there is a high prevalence of high risk alcohol use in patients with HIV in Africa, with negative health effects, there is a need for short interventions to reduce alcohol use. Methods We… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; reduce alcohol; south africa; use ... See more keywords
Did COVID-19-Related Alcohol Sales Restrictions Reduce Alcohol Consumption? Findings from a National Online Survey in South Africa
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042422
Abstract: Background: South Africa has a high prevalence of heavy episodic drinking (HED). Due to the high levels of alcohol misuse and violence, public hospital intensive care units were often overrun during the COVID-19 pandemic. This… read more here.
Keywords: alcohol sales; reduce alcohol; survey; alcohol ... See more keywords
Sober Curiosity: A Qualitative Study Exploring Women’s Preparedness to Reduce Alcohol by Social Class
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192214788
Abstract: Background: Urgent action is required to identify socially acceptable alcohol reduction options for heavy-drinking midlife Australian women. This study represents innovation in public health research to explore how current trends in popular wellness culture toward… read more here.
Keywords: reduce alcohol; class; women preparedness; preparedness reduce ... See more keywords