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American Family Physician April 1, 2003 David J. Mersy	Recognition of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Ten percent of the population abuses drugs or alcohol, and 20 percent of patients seen by family physicians have substance-abuse problems, excluding tobacco use. These patients can be identified by relying on regular screening or a high index of suspicion based on "red flags."
American Family Physician February 1, 2002 Mary-Anne Enoch & David Goldman	Problem Drinking and Alcoholism: Diagnosis and Treatment Although associated with considerable morbidity and mortality, alcoholism often goes unrecognized in a clinical or primary health care setting. Several brief screening instruments are available to quickly identify problem drinking, often a pre-alcoholism condition...
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 Ted D. Epperly	Health Issues in Men: Part II. Common Psychosocial Disorders During screening examinations and, when appropriate, other health-related visits, family physicians should be alert for signs and symptoms of common psychosocial disorders in men. Health issues of concern include alcohol and substance abuse, domestic violence, midlife crisis and depression.
Managed Care June 2007 Lisa A. Higgins	Sobering Stats Invite Insurers To Fight Alcoholism Effectively Health plans may not be able to control problem drinking by their members. They can, however, affect the way their contracted providers approach the problem. And that may be what makes the difference.
American Journal of Nursing January 2011 Vicky Keys	Alcohol Withdrawal During Hospitalization For a chronic drinker, sudden alcohol withdrawal because of an unexpected hospitalization can lead to escalating withdrawal symptoms and even death if unrecognized and untreated.
Nursing April 2012 Elliott et al.	Managing alcohol withdrawal in hospitalized patients A focused nursing assessment is critical in identifying the potential for alcohol withdrawal symptoms in all hospitalized patients. This article discusses how to assess patients at risk and how to use these assessment findings as a basis for nursing interventions.
American Family Physician April 1, 2003	Substance Abuse--How To Recognize It Am I drinking too much?... Am I taking risks with alcohol or other mood-altering substances?... Has my drinking or drug use become a habit?... Is alcohol or drug use taking over my life?... Has drinking alcohol or using drugs become a problem for me?... etc.
American Family Physician March 15, 2004	Alcohol Abuse: How to Recognize Problem Drinking Questions and answers on alcohol abuse.
American Family Physician February 1, 2002	Problem Drinking -- How To Recognize It Guidelines for recognizing problem drinking and getting help if necessary...
American Family Physician February 1, 2005 Richard D. Blondell	Ambulatory Detoxification of Patients with Alcohol Dependence An appropriate candidate for outpatient detoxification should have arrangements to start an alcohol treatment program and a responsible support person who can monitor progress, and should not have significant, acute, comorbid conditions or risk factors for severe withdrawal.
American Journal of Nursing December 2008	Screening for Mistreatment of Older Adults The Elder Assessment Instrument provides a way for nurses to screen older adults for possible mistreatment and can be used in most clinical settings.
Science News February 22, 2003 Janet Raloff	Tipsy Times What health benefits can accrue from moderate tippling may disappear completely in people who binge to excess. And plenty of people do, a new study finds, with the incidence of inebriation on the rise in the United States.
American Journal of Nursing February 2008 DiMaria-Ghalili & Guenter	The Mini Nutritional Assessment This tool can identify malnutrition in older adults before changes in biochemistry or weight are evident.
American Journal of Nursing November 2008 Hyer & Brown	The Impact of Event Scale-- Revised: A Quick Measure of a Patient's Response to Trauma The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) provides a structured way for a patient to communicate distress when she or he may not have the words to do so.
American Family Physician May 15, 2004 Mark H. Ebell	Routine Screening for Depression, Alcohol Problems, and Domestic Violence This guide is one in a series that offers evidence-based tools to assist family physicians in improving their decision-making at the point of care.
AskMen.com Chris Good	Do You Drink Too Much? Alcohol has a prominent position in the culture of the young working man. But are you really sure that your drinking poses no threat to your social, work or physical health?
American Journal of Nursing October 2007 Terry Fulmer	How to Try This: Fulmer SPICES Fulmer SPICES is a framework for assessing older adults. This assessment, done regularly, can lead to the prevention and treatment of common conditions.
American Journal of Nursing November 2011 Christine L. Cutugno	The 'Graying' of Trauma Care: Addressing Traumatic Injury in Older Adults Evidence-based strategies for managing trauma and its complications in this population.
American Family Physician February 1, 2005	Alcoholism-What Should I Know About It? A patient hand-out on the disease and how to get help for it.
American Family Physician March 15, 2004	Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome The spectrum of alcohol withdrawal symptoms ranges from such minor symptoms as insomnia and tremulousness to severe complications such as withdrawal seizures and delirium tremens. This article covers evaluation and treatment of the patient.
American Family Physician August 15, 2005 Carrie Morantz	Newsletter Latest Senate EHR Bill Combines and Replaces Previous Proposals... Agencies Collaborate to Help Patients Recover from Mental Illness... Study: Most Americans Do Not Think Obesity Risks Are Overestimated... etc.
American Journal of Nursing March 2011 Jablonski et al.	The Use of Algorithms in Assessing and Managing Persistent Pain in Older Adults This article introduces readers to the use of algorithms in guiding the assessment and management of persistent pain in older adults, and provides an illustrative case study.
Nursing August 2010 Bartley & Shiflett	Handle older trauma patients with care Your comprehensive understanding of how age-related changes can affect outcomes during and after trauma will help your patients recover to the fullest extent possible.
Reason April 2003 Jacob Sullum	Good for the Heart Since the evidence that drinking can help prevent heart disease began to emerge in the 1970s, health nannies have worried that publicizing the connection would encourage alcohol abuse. But the latest study to confirm the health benefits of drinking suggests there is little cause for worry on that score.
Nursing August 2011 Collins & Claros	Recognizing the face of dehydration Monitoring your patients' fluid status can prevent dehydration-a potentially fatal condition-and its complications.
American Journal of Nursing April 2008 Wallace & Shelkey	Monitoring Functional Status in Hospitalized Older Adults The Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living can help nurses detect subtle changes in health and prevent functional decline.
American Family Physician March 15, 2004	Substance Abuse Questions and answers on substance abuse.
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer	Alcohol & Muscles A look at the correlation between alcohol and the muscle-building process.
American Journal of Nursing October 2008	How to Try This: Working with Families of Hospitalized Older Adults with Dementia Families provide a considerable amount of informal care and support for older adults living with dementia. And when an older adult with dementia is hospitalized, family caregivers should be seen as important sources of information and included as valuable members of the health care team.
American Journal of Nursing November 2007 Ann Hendrich	How to Try This: Predicting Patient Falls Assess a hospitalized patients risk of falling using this screening tool.
AskMen.com Charles Capuano	FAQ On Alcohol - Part II Here are answers to some questions you may have concerning the effects of alcohol on your body and your mind.
American Journal of Nursing August 2008 Carla L. Graf	How to Try This: The Hospital Admission Risk Profile A simple screening tool can be used to classify hospitalized older adults as being at low, intermediate, or high risk for losing the ability to perform activities of daily living, based on assessments of age, cognitive function, and the ability to perform independent activities of daily living.
Health November 2007 Linda Formichelli	Is Alcohol Really Good for You? Just a glass or two raises your risks for some scary diseases and lowers them for others. What's right and wrong with drinking?
AskMen.com Alex Santoso	Liver Health: The Beer Drinker's Best Herbs Studies have suggested that, when consumed in moderation, beer has many health benefits.
American Journal of Nursing August 2008 Stockdell & Amella	How to Try This: The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale: Determining How Much Help People with Dementia Need at Mealtime. The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia scale is an 11-item instrument developed to assess eating and feeding problems in people with late-stage dementia. Using the scale, a nurse can identify a patient's needs and build an effective care plan.
American Family Physician October 1, 2006 Mark B. Stephens	Preventive Health Counseling for Adolescents The key to providing relevant and useful preventive counseling for adolescent patients is developing the trust necessary to discuss the specific issues that impact this age group.
Nursing March 2010 Peg Gray-Vickrey	Gathering pearls of knowledge for assessing older adults If you attended nursing school more than 10 years ago, you may have received limited education about gerontological nursing. But as baby boomers age, this is becoming an increasingly important area of nursing practice.
Reason November 2000 Stanton Peele	After the Crash The author of the 1994 book Moderate Drinking and founder of Moderation Management, an organization aimed at helping problem drinkers control their alcohol consumption, killed two motorists in a crash while driving drunk in March. This tragic accident throws the moderation movement into upheaval...
AskMen.com Charles Capuano	FAQ On Alcohol There's hardly a man who doesn't enjoy his drink, but few among them know what the happy elixir does to the body and the mind. Once you know some of the effects that alcohol has on your body, use the information for your own benefit -- that is, have fun, but always drink responsibly.
Nursing October 2009 Yvonne D'Arcy	Overturning barriers to pain relief in older adults This article will describe how to lower the barriers to effective pain control in older patients and provide practical tips for helping them receive the full benefit from pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies.
American Journal of Nursing June 2008 Ellen Flaherty	How to Try This: Using Pain-Rating Scales with Older Adults Pain is often undertreated and underdiagnosed in older adults. Regular use of short, simple, reliable pain-rating scales provides nurses and physicians with measurable information to establish and modify a pain management plan.
Reason May 2002 Stanton Peele	Hungry for the Next Fix Behind the relentless, misguided search for a medical cure for addiction...
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Catherine Arnst	Can Alcoholism Be Treated? Research shows how stubborn addictions are -- and how medications may help. Drug companies have good reason to be pay attention.
American Family Physician November 15, 2003 Jones et al.	Common Problems in Patients Recovering from Chemical Dependency This article describes how to care for patients recovering from chemical dependency, including special concerns that arise during the treatment of common medical conditions, to avoid adverse outcomes or relapse into addiction.
American Family Physician November 1, 2005 Steven H. Williams	Medications for Treating Alcohol Dependence Medications for treating alcohol dependence primarily have been adjunctive interventions, and only three medications -- disulfiram, naltrexone, and acamprosate -- are approved for this indication by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
American Family Physician August 15, 2004 Kathy Soch	Diary From a Week in Pactice A family practitioner laughs with a patient over a wig... Decides on last-days comfort for an Alzheimer's patient... Finds over-the-phone international rashes impossible to diagnose... Reminds an intern that alcoholism isn't simple to diagnose... etc.
Reactive Reports Issue 43 David Bradley	Ibogaine Gaining on Alcohol Addiction Ibogaine has been used outside the US to treat addiction because of its known ability to reduce cravings for drugs of abuse and alcohol.
Science News February 15, 2003 Janet Raloff	'Don't Drink Alone' Gets New Meaning In what may be bad news for bars and pubs, a European research consortium has found that people drinking alcohol outside of meals have a significantly higher risk of cancer in the mouth and neck than do those taking their libations with food.
Managed Care April 2005 Martin Sipkoff	Insurers Give Substance Abuse New Identity: It's a Disease After years of short shrift from payers and insurers, substance abuse services get renewed interest. Health Plans in particular are re-evaluating their approach.
Salon.com November 1, 2000 Cynthia Kuhn & Wilkie Wilson	Daily dose I drink, smoke dope, pop Vicodin and take Prozac. Why hasn't my body given out yet?