ALCOHOL DRINKING

This study tested a program to help adults who take prescribed opioid medications and also drink alcohol reduce their use of both. Researchers worked with 112 people from community pharmacies to see if the program was acceptable and effective. The goal is to prevent harm from mix…

This study tested an online mentoring program for transgender and gender minority youth ages 14 to 18. The program paired each teen with an adult transgender mentor for seven group sessions focused on building social and emotional skills. The goal was to prevent problems like dru…

This study tested a program called TACUNA plus a Wellness Circle to prevent opioid misuse among American Indian/Alaska Native young adults aged 18-25 in California. Participants were randomly assigned to either the culturally centered program or an opioid education workshop. The …

This study tested a smartphone-based program to help people who have both chronic pain and heavy drinking habits. Researchers wanted to see if the app was easy to use and helpful for people in primary care, including those in rural areas. The study included 32 adults and measured…

This pilot study tested an internet-based program that teaches emotional regulation skills to help adults reduce drinking and improve psychological distress. 86 Hong Kong Chinese adults who were heavy drinkers and feeling stressed took part. The goal was to see if the program was…

This study looked at whether a text-message program to help people who drink too much can be used in busy emergency departments. Researchers worked with 344 patients and staff to find out what makes it easy or hard to offer this kind of support. The goal was to see how many eligi…

This study looked at how moderate drinking affects inflammation and brain health in people with HIV. Researchers gave controlled amounts of alcohol to 76 healthy volunteers and people with HIV, then used blood tests and MRI scans to measure immune and brain changes. The goal was …

This study looked at how alcohol and opioids (like prescription painkillers) affect people when taken together. Eleven healthy adults who use both substances but are not dependent on them took part. Researchers measured how much participants liked the drug combination and how dru…

This study tested a program to help young adults (ages 18-25) who drink heavily to drink more moderately. The program combined brief counseling, education, and three mobile technologies to track and limit alcohol intake. Twenty-four participants used the tools for about a month, …

This study tested a brief, computer-based program that gives personalized feedback to adults with chronic pain who drink heavily and take prescription opioids. The goal was to see if the program could increase knowledge about the risks of mixing alcohol and opioids, boost motivat…

This pilot study looked at whether a dietary supplement (fiber plus green tea) can make people feel fuller from alcohol and change their response to drinking. 64 at-risk drinkers aged 21-45 took part in two lab sessions, once with the supplement and once with a placebo, then had …

This study looked at how alcohol changes the brain and feelings in 60 young adults (21-26 years old), half with bipolar disorder and half without. Participants drank alcohol or a placebo during brain scans and reported how they felt. The goal was to understand why people with bip…

This study used brain scans (fMRI) to understand how people make decisions about drinking alcohol in everyday situations, especially when they have important things to do the next day. Researchers looked at 52 heavy drinkers to see how their brains reacted to different scenarios.…

This study looked at whether community health workers visiting pregnant women at home in rural South Africa could improve health for both mothers and children. About 1,490 women took part, with some areas getting the home-visit program and others not. Researchers tracked things l…

This study tested a program called SLAC that helps Veterans who drink heavily and also have PTSD or depression get connected to alcohol care. 140 Veterans from VA primary care took part, and half got the SLAC program plus usual care, while the other half got usual care alone. The…

This study tested whether a coaching program called practice facilitation helps primary care doctors at one VA clinic provide better care for veterans with unhealthy alcohol use. The program aimed to increase brief counseling, medications, and referrals to specialty treatment. 42…

This study tested a system that uses car sensors and machine learning to tell if a driver is drunk. 55 adults drove a real car on a test track after drinking alcohol. The goal was to see if the system could accurately detect alcohol impairment, which could help prevent drunk driv…

This study tested whether smoking marijuana with different THC levels changes how much people crave and drink alcohol. About 157 heavy drinkers who also use marijuana took part. Researchers measured alcohol cravings and how much participants chose to drink or take money instead. …

This study looked at whether adding pictures and stories to alcohol warning labels makes people pay more attention and feel more at risk for cancers like mouth, throat, and voice box cancer. Over 1,000 adults who drink regularly took part. They viewed different warning labels, an…

This study looked at whether giving people subsidized ridesharing could help reduce drunk driving and alcohol use. Over 7,000 adults who drink at bars and have a driver's license took part. Researchers measured how often people drove after drinking and how much they drank.

This study looked at how heavy drinkers' brains respond when thinking about buying alcohol after seeing pictures of drinks versus non-alcoholic beverages. 72 non-treatment-seeking heavy drinkers had their brains scanned while making hypothetical drink purchase decisions. The goal…