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SMOKING INDICATOR OF ALCOHOL MISUSE
Where there is cigarette smoking there is probably misuse of
alcohol too, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine
researchers in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
"This means cigarette smoking status can be used as a clinical
indicator for alcohol misuse, which presents an opportunity for
intervention," said the principal investigator, Sherry McKee,
assistant professor of psychiatry.
She said that although brief screening and brief intervention
provided in primary care settings are effective, clinicians do
not frequently screen for alcohol misuse. This is a matter of
concern because 26 percent of the U.S. population is drinking at
hazardous levels, which puts them at increased risk for
alcohol-related consequences such as injuries from motor vehicle
crashes, hypertension, depression, and certain cancers.
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