Search for dissertations about: "alcohol harm reduction"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words alcohol harm reduction.
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1. Alcohol Use in Swedish Halls of Residence
Abstract : In the year 2000, the alcohol habits of 1460 Swedish university students living in residence halls were assessed. The students had a mean age of 23.8 years, and 64% were male. The results from this baseline assessment show that the mean AUDIT score (± sd) was 10. READ MORE
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2. Studies on new pharmacological treatments for alcohol dependence - and the importance of objective markers of alcohol consumption
Abstract : This thesis will guide you through three randomized controlled trials (RCT) on three pharmacotherapies for alcohol dependence; the antidepressant drug mirtazapine, the smoking cessation drug varenicline and the glycine-uptake inhibitor Org 25935. The mirtazapine study was an investigator initiated single-center harm-reduction study with alcohol consumption measured by self-report in a diary as main outcome. READ MORE
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3. Preventing Adolescent Alcohol Use: Processes and Outcomes of a Community-Based Intervention in Trelleborg
Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate the potential of applying a community-based intervention, implemented in the Swedish city of Trelleborg 1999-2002, to reduce adolescent alcohol use. In order to do so, we had four specific aims. First, we studied the processes, both in terms of action and institu-tionalization, within the intervention. READ MORE
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4. Very Integrated Program (VIP): health promotion for patients with alcohol and drug use disorders
Abstract : Treatment of patients with alcohol or drug use disorders is a complex multistage process addressing the substance addiction and co-morbidities. The risky lifestyles, including tobacco smoking, insufficient physical activity and unhealthy diet, which can aggravate health condition as well as addiction treatment itself, are very common among these patients. READ MORE
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5. Controlled drinking : a viable treatment goal in alcohol use disorder?
Abstract : Alcohol use disorders (AUD) has one of the largest treatment gaps among psychiatric diagnoses, with a treatment coverage of 10 to 20 %. One of the key contributing factors is the lack of treatments aiming for controlled drinking (CD) instead of abstinence. READ MORE