Alcohol and cancer: a denied association the statement of the Italian society on alcohol (Società Italiana di Alcologia-SIA).

Alcohol consumption (AC) is carcinogenic to humans. The Italian Society on Alcohol (Società Italiana di Alcologia) defines excessive AC as anything greater than zero. It is not appropriate to associate AC with cardiovascular disease prevention.

Hepatic encephalophathy: management and diagnostic therapeutic assistance path of Ligurian Local Health Company 3 (ASL3).

Hepatic encephalophathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric syndrome with a prevalence in the cirrhotic population ranging from 20 to 80%. HE is a cause of inappropriate hospitalization, caregiver burdening and increased social costs. There is need to create dedicated care pathways to better manage patients and support family caregivers.

Alcohol use disorders, self-help groups as a supplement to pharmacological and psychological therapy? A retrospective study in a population with alcohol related liver disease.

Background: According to the new criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (DSM-V), the prevalence of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) is 20-30% in men and 10-15% in women worldwide. The anticraving therapy/psychotherapy combination is currently used routinely in clinical practice. However, the results after one year are unsatisfactory.

Burden of caregiving of alcohol related liver disease patients: a possible role of training and caregiver groups frequency. Proposal of a method, preliminary results.

Background: The patient with alcohol related liver disease (ALD) is an extremely complex patient who can be affected by various problems: alcohol use disorders (AUDs) (intoxication or withdrawal syndrome), psychopathological manifestations, hepatic encephalopathy (HE), family and social discomfort. Burden of caregiving for this type of patient is particularly severe. For this reason we propose our own working model.

Alcohol, smoke, cannabis, new psychoactive substances, and non-prescribed drugs consumption among school student in an area of Nord-West of Italy.

Background: Alcohol and/or substance use disorders are known to be a significant phenomenon in the Western world. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the consumption of alcohol, cigarette smoking, cannabis, new psychoactive substances (NSP) / non prescribed drug (NPD) in a student population in the north-west of Italy (metropolitan area of Genoa).

Methods: Fourteen comprehensive schools in the metropolitan area of Genoa (Italy) have requested to participate in the education for correct lifestyles meetings (from December 16, 2021, to May 30, 2022).

Alcohol use disorder identification test renamed Glu-Glu Test in an area of north-west of Italy: preliminary descriptive results.

Background: The first two causes of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are alcoholic and dysmetabolic. In the early stages alcohol related liver disease (ALD) is silent. For this reason, more efforts should be made to identify early individuals with hazardous/harmful alcohol consumption (AC).

Commercial yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) produced in South America: Determination of dithiocarbamate residues by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

This work presents an easy and quick miniaturized procedure for the analysis of dithiocarbamates fungicides (DTC), by GC-MS, in yerba mate, an important product in South America. The sample amount, the volume of extracting solvent and acid solution, and the time of hot bath shaking were minimized. A clean-up procedure based on PSA, GCB and MgSO4 was studied in order to improve analytical signal and reduce GC-MS system damage.

Alcohol use disorder in the COVID-19 era: Position paper of the Italian Society on Alcohol (SIA).

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first emerged in China in November 2019. Most governments have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by imposing a lockdown. Some evidence suggests that a period of isolation might have led to a spike in alcohol misuse, and in the case of patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), social isolation can favour lapse and relapse.

Alcohol-Related Liver Disease in the Covid-19 Era: Position Paper of the Italian Society on Alcohol (SIA).

Background: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), firstly reported in China last November 2019, became a global pandemic. It has been shown that periods of isolation may induce a spike in alcohol use disorder (AUD). In addition, alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is the most common consequence of excessive alcohol consumption worldwide.

Substances use disorders and liver injury: a concise review.

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are often associated with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and psychiatric comorbidities. In addition, they are often subjected to polytherapy. For these reasons SUDs patients are at greater risk of developing liver disease.