Active clinical trials for "Alcohol Drinking"

The overall goal for the study is to test the efficacy of a smartphone app which includes an alcohol brief intervention (SP-BI) versus an Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) condition for National Guard members in the State of Ohio who meet criteria for at-risk drinking in the previous 4 months. The main hypothesis is that those in the SP-BI group with have reduced frequency and intensity of at-risk drinking and fewer binge drinking episodes.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem costing $8.3 billion per year with over $6 billion in direct medical and mental health costs alone. Alcohol is present in most incidents of IPV, and contributes to more frequent and severe IPV incidents. These facts, coupled with the fact that there are no effective interventions for IPV, make understanding mechanisms through which alcohol is associated with IPV critical.

Although the effects of acute alcohol intake and sleep deprivation on exercise performance lacks evidence in the literature, in many situations, they occur simultaneously. Once the alcohol affects physiological processes, the processes that occur during sleep can be impaired, such as: suppression of GH release, action of neurotransmitters and neuromodulators in the CNS, changes in the proportion of sleep stages and may lead to suppression of REM sleep. These changes promote a significant functional impairment such as a reduction in alertness and modification in reaction time, which affects the performance of any activity of daily and professional life. However, the combined effects on the physical performance variables, such as aerobic and neuromuscular performance lack of evidence in the literature.

Housing First programs are promising approaches to transitioning substance using chronically homeless adults to affordable housing. However, Housing First programs need to provide support to residents to adjust to their changing social environments. The proposed project fulfills a critical gap by developing an electronic tool for a social network intervention using motivational interviewing techniques as well as results of a pilot test of the tool. The hypothesis to be tested is that Housing First residents who are given the intervention will be significantly more motivated to change their drinking, drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and social networks compared to controls receiving usual care.

The overall objective is to study if training and support, financial reimbursement and referral to an internet based brief intervention programme, singly or in combination, may increase implementation of evidence based methods of identification and brief intervention for excessive alcohol consumption in routine primary health care.

Background: - Baclofen is a drug used to control muscle stiffness in people with neurological diseases. Some studies suggest that baclofen may reduce alcohol craving and use. It helps to reduce anxiety in alcoholics, which in turn can help to reduce cravings. Researchers want to see if baclofen can be a safe and effective treatment for alcoholics who have high anxiety levels. Objectives: - To see if baclofen is safe and helpful for people who have alcoholism and high anxiety levels. Eligibility: Individuals between 21 and 65 years of age who have been diagnosed with alcoholism and anxiety issues. Participants must not be taking anti-anxiety medication. Design: Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Blood and urine samples will be collected. Tests of alcohol dependency and anxiety levels will also be given. Participants will be divided into two groups. One group will take baclofen. The other group will have a placebo. About 1 week after the screening visit, participants will have a study visit. They will answer questions about their behavior and mood. They will then start to take either baclofen or a placebo. Participants will take the study drug three times a day, every day. After 1 week on the study drug, participants will have an overnight stay at the National Institutes of Health. They will have blood tests and answer questions about mood and behavior. They will also have tests that involve choosing to drink alcohol and answering more questions about cravings. Participants will stop taking their study drug over a 3-day period. A final follow-up visit will be required 1 week after the overnight study visit. Participants will receive information about other alcohol abuse treatment programs.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the study medication, memantine (placebo, 20 mg or 40 mg/day) on alcohol drinking behavior in a laboratory setting in which participants are given an initial drink of alcohol followed by the choice to drink up to 12 more drinks over a three-hour period. We hypothesize that memantine will reduce craving and number of drinks consumed prior to and after exposure to the initial drink of alcohol and during the three hour drinking period. We will also evaluate the influence of family history of alcoholism on the efficacy of memantine in reducing alcohol drinking behavior.

Older adults become more sensitive to alcohol, and alcohol also interacts adversely with their common medical conditions and medications. The aim of Project SHARE (Senior Health and Alcohol Risk Education) is to see whether patient and provider education can decrease risky alcohol use and reduce health care costs in persons 60 years of age and older.

A feasibility trial to determine whether six months access to the New Zealand 'Step Away' app can reduce the frequency of alcohol abuse and increase engagement with substance abuse-related health services by hazardous drinkers

This study will examine the effects of various strains of marijuana on simulated driving performance; the effects of alcohol administration will also be examined to further understand how marijuana-induced driving changes compare the effects of alcohol. Secondary outcomes will include physiological effects, subjective- and observer-rated outcomes, and psychomotor performance under the various dose conditions.