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Rehab News: Patients to get controversial alcohol treatment

Patients at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital are to be given a controversial alcohol treatment which makes the patient feel ill if they drink alcohol.

The medicine, called disulfiram or 'Antabuse', causes severe headaches, mood swings, breathlessness, palpitations and nausea and, although patients do not benefit from reduced craving, the effects of drinking while on the medication are so unpleasant that it becomes a strong deterrent.

The reaction occurs within minutes of drinking alcohol and lasts for a number of hours.

Tom Wood, chairman of the Edinburgh Drug and Alcohol Action Team, told the Edinburgh Evening News: "This is new to Edinburgh, and the demand has been coming from clients.

"They want to do this because they want to keep on the straight and narrow. Antabuse is highly effective in terms of cost and efficiency, and it is a recognised intervention.

"The secret of success is to have a whole recipe of intervention methods, and the more tools in the box, the better placed we are."

Article published on 20/10/2007 by DryOutNow.com

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Broad Differences in Alcohol, Tobacco and Illegal Drug Use across Countries

A survey conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) research consortium found that the United States had among the highest lifetime rates of tobacco and alcohol use and led in the proportion of ...

BMA Scotland response to the Scottish Governments proposed strategy to tackle alcohol misuse

Doctors recently called for action, not words, to tackle alcohol misuse in Scotland.

The BMA Scotland response to the Scottish Government's proposed strategy to tackle alcohol misuse, argues that voluntary measures have failed and states that legislation and practical action is now required.

Key details from the BMA's response include:

Promotions: The BMA welcomes regulations to end irresponsible promotional activities such as deep discounting, loss leading and ...

'two-for-one' offers. These practices encourage excessive drinking and retailers must be more responsible about how they market alcohol, due to the health damage excessive drinking can cause. Restricting displays promoting the sales of alcohol would also be welcomed by the BMA.

Evidence shows that heavy drinkers and young drinkers are particularly reponsive to price. The BMA therefore welcomes efforts to address the pricing of alcohol to discourage excessive drinking. Prices should increase in direct correlation to the alcohol content of each product to provide a clear message on the dangers of excessive intake of high alcohol content drinks. The pricing scheme should apply equally to all premises selling alcohol and the prices should be set by Scottish Ministers, rather than people within the industry.

Raising the age: We welcome the debate over whether the purchase age for off-sales should be raised to 21. Although the BMA does not have specific policy in this area, we believe that action on underage sales should focus on enforcing responsible serving practices and restrictions on marketing and advertising.

Access: Access to alcohol is an important determinant of alcohol use and misuse. The BMA agrees with separate checkouts for alcohol sales in supermarkets and calls for tougher enforcement of the legal age for purchasing alcohol. Penalties should be used for breach of licence and enforcement agencies should be adequately funded and resourced to effectively carry out their duties.

The response also welcomed plans to continue to press the UK Government to reduce the limit of drink driving to no more than 50mg/100mls and introduce random roadside breath tests. Doctors have a key role to play in brief interventions and would welcome involvement in the development of this area.

Article published on 11/08/2008

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Naltrexone 'benefits some patients'

Experts have found that naltrexone, an oral medication for the treatment of alcoholism, may have significant benefits for some patients.

A study published in the journal Biological Psychiatry last week claims that alcohol dependent individuals whose families have a history of dependence may be more likely to reduce their level of alcohol consumption when prescribed naltrexone than those who do not have a family history of dependence.

Researchers from the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) studied the alcohol consumption of alcohol dependent individuals and found that those with a family history of alcoholism who took naltrexone reduced their level of drinking, with 100mg of the drug proving the most effective.

However, participants who did not have a family history of alcohol dependence actually drank more when they took naltrexone.

The researchers suggest that it is important to identify those groups of patients who are likely to benefit from alcohol treatment before prescribing the medication.

Lead author Dr Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, a researcher at the NIAAA's Centre for the Translational Neuroscience of Alcoholism, said: "The results suggest that family history of alcoholism may be an important predictor of clinical response to naltrexone and could potentially be used to guide clinical practice."

Fellow study author Dr John Krystal agreed that, even though naltrexone has apparently failed to work in previous trials, "there is growing evidence that there are subgroups of patients who show substantial benefit".

Article published on 20/09/2007

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