Background: The consequences of prenatal exposure to alcohol have been well documented in the literature for the last 30 years. Because alcohol crosses the placental barrier, cognitive and functional disabilities, conduct disorder, and mental health ...
Aims: This review summarizes the current state of knowledge about baclofen as a treatment for alcohol dependence, taking into account preclinical and clinical findings. Method: A systematic literature search using the medical database PubMed was ...
Aims: To determine what drives adolescents to consume alcohol. How are affectivity, drinking motives, and alcohol consumption related in adolescents? What are the differences (if any) between adolescents with a pattern of high-risk drinking and those with ...
General situation: Smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor associated with adverse outcomes of pregnancy. One-third of all women in Germany are smokers at the beginning of a pregnancy, and at least 20% still smoke at the time of birth. ...
Objective: The Gambling Helpline (GH), operated by the Addiction Clinic of the Vienna Medical University, offers telephone counseling to problematic and pathological gamblers (PGs) and their relatives, the purpose of which is to provide quick, ...