Age of Drinking Onset and Unintentional Injury Involvement After Drinking
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Teenagers who begin drinking alcohol before the age of 21 are more likely to be unintentionally injured than older first-time drinkers. This was the conclusion of the National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiology Survey, which surveyed 42,862 people.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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The impact of a physician's warning on recovery after alcoholism treatment
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Many physicians may be missing the signs of alcohol abuse in their patients, but those who do not may find that a warning about the consequences of alcohol abuse may encourage their patients to quit. Seventy-four percent of the employees entering an employee assistance program (EAP) because of drinking problems said they had seen a doctor within the past year. However, only 22% recalled a warning from the doctor about the consequences of their drinking habits. Older individuals, those with a history of liver disease and those who continued drinking despite a serious illness were more likely to be warned about the consequences of alcohol abuse by their physician. Two years after entry into the EAP, 63.6% of the employees who had been warned had stopped drinking, compared to 32.2% of those who had not been warned.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1992
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Declines in Drowning: Exploring the Epidemiology of Favorable Trends
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The rate of death from drowning has declined substantially since 1975, but the reasons are not clear. The number of deaths from unintentional drownings has dropped from 5,700 in 1986 to 3,959 in 1996. Much of these decrease has been in the 10- to 19-year-old age group. A 1999 study found that advances in medical care played little role in the downward trend in drownings. Instead, 51% of the decline from 1975 through 1995 was due to reduced alcohol consumption and the remaining 49% remains unexplained. More teens may be using pools and public beaches where alcohol is prohibited.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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