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Risk drinking behavior among psychotropic drug users in an aging Finnish population: the FinDrink study
Jenni Ilomäki,Jenni Ilomäki,Maarit Jaana Korhonen,Hannes Enlund,Abraham G. Hartzema,Jussi Kauhanen +5 more
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The results indicate the potential for alcohol-related health risks among aging Finnish men and women using psychotropic drugs and men who use anxiolytics and sedatives are more likely to drink alcohol at least twice a week than men not using psychotropics.About:
This article is published in Alcohol.The article was published on 2008-06-01. It has received 24 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Psychotropic drug & Odds ratio.read more
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Alcohol and the Older Adult: A Comprehensive Review
TL;DR: This review addresses the current research regarding ethanol consumption in older adults and all-cause mortality as well as several conditions more frequently seen in the geriatric population.
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The prevalence of potential alcohol–drug interactions in older adults
TL;DR: In this paper, a cross-sectional assessment of a stratified random sample of 2100 elderly adults (≥ 65 years) in Espoo, Finland was carried out to assess the possibility of clinically significant drug-alcohol interactions among home-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 65 years.
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Potential for alcohol and drug interactions in older adults: evidence from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing
Gráinne Cousins,Rose Galvin,Michelle Flood,Mary-Claire Kennedy,Nicola Motterlini,Martin Henman,Rose Anne Kenny,Tom Fahey +7 more
TL;DR: Being male, younger, urban dwelling, with higher levels of education and a history of smoking, were associated with an increased risk for concomitant exposure to alcohol consumption and AI medications, or with conditions known to be exacerbated by alcohol.
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Prevalence of Concomitant Use of Alcohol and Sedative-Hypnotic Drugs in Middle and Older Aged Persons: A Systematic Review
Jenni Ilomäki,Tapio Paljärvi,Maarit Jaana Korhonen,Hannes Enlund,Christopher P Alderman,Jussi Kauhanen,J. Simon Bell +6 more
TL;DR: A higher prevalence of alcohol consumption among middle-aged than older persons is identified, however,middle-aged persons may experience harm from alcohol/sedative-hypnotic drug interactions due to risky drinking behavior, and older persons may be more susceptible to addictive central nervous system effects than younger persons.
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Dual orexin receptor antagonists show distinct effects on locomotor performance, ethanol interaction and sleep architecture relative to gamma-aminobutyric acid-A receptor modulators
Andres D. Ramirez,Anthony L. Gotter,Steven V. Fox,Pamela L. Tannenbaum,Lihang Yao,Spencer J. Tye,Terrence P. McDonald,Joseph Brunner,Susan L. Garson,Duane R. Reiss,Scott D. Kuduk,Paul J. Coleman,Jason M. Uslaner,Robert A. Hodgson,Susan E. Browne,John J. Renger,Christopher J. Winrow +16 more
TL;DR: Findings provide further evidence that orexin receptor antagonists have an improved motor side-effect profile compared with currently available sleep-promoting agents based on preclinical data and strengthen the rationale for further evaluation of these agents in clinical development.
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Comorbidity between DSM-IV alcohol and specific drug use disorders in the United States: results from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.
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Psychoactive substance use and the risk of motor vehicle accidents
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