Volume 57, Issue 3, May 2022

Short Summary: Micronutrients play a key role in various metabolic processes relevant to alcohol-related liver injury. Basic science and observational human studies support a role for magnesium deficiency in the exaggeration of alcohol-related liver injury. Evidence that other micronutrients affect alcohol-related liver injury is weak.

Short Summary: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) represents a major factor of morbidity and mortality. Alcohol-related liver disease represents one of the most studied consequences of AUD; however, it represents a disease that involves multiple systems and increases the risk of certain infections and specific types of cancer.

Short Summary: The SRC-IPA, a new 10-item measure of Social Recovery Capital derived from the widely-used Important People and Activities instrument, has good model fit and acceptable reliability and validity. The SRC-IPA opens up avenues for improving our understanding of social recovery capital without mounting new data collection.

Short Summary: This study investigated differential association between alcohol drinking andcigarette smoking across non-Hispanic Black and White participants of analcohol research program. Results found decoupling in the drinking–smoking link among Black versus White individuals, highlighting theimportance of considering racial/ethnic background in substance useresearch and treatment.

Short Summary: Life-course analysis of US general population data on risk of injury associated with frequency of drinking and heavy drinking (5+ drinks on occasion) found a greater risk of injury from a serious accident for frequent heavy drinkers among White and Hispanic respondents, and Black women, but not among Blackmen.

Short Summary: This cross-sectional study builds on earlier work which established underage adolescents are aware of various alcohol marketing activities. Between a third and half of underage UK adolescents reacted positively to the alcohol adverts studied. Positive reactions were associated with increased susceptibility among never drinkers and higher-risk drinking among current drinkers.

Short Summary: Three phenotypes (high novelty seeking, sweet-liking and initial insensitivity to the impairing effects of alcohol) independently contribute to higher levels of alcohol-related problems (AUDIT score) in young adults and, when combined, are associated with an increased likelihood of alcohol problems compared with any single or any two phenotypes.

Short Summary: This cross-sectional study asked UK adolescents about seven types of alcohol product labelling, finding considerable support for including improved labelling overall. Higher risk drinkers were more supportive of product information but less supportive of health messaging. Adolescents who believe alcohol carries health risks were more likely to support labelling.

Short Summary: A personalized feedback intervention incorporating information on specific, high-risk contexts and social networks was created and tested in a TurkPrime young adult sample. Participants reported their drinking, social networks and recent drinking events, then received the intervention. Results indicated that the novel intervention reduced future intentions of weekly drink consumption.

Short Summary: The lifetime prevalence of alcohol use disorders (36% vs 19%), cannabis use disorders (23% vs 10%), other drug use disorders (18% vs 5%) and any SUD (49% vs 24%), was significantly (P < 0.001) higher among Canadian adults aged 20–39 with ADHD (n = 270) in comparison to their peers without ADHD (n = 6602).

Short Summary: We tested the effects of adolescent-onset alcohol drinking on the level of alcohol intake and anxiety-like behaviour in adulthood in female alcohol-preferring rats. Compared with adult-onset rats, adolescent rats exhibited an identical trajectory of alcohol consumption. In addition, early alcohol exposure did not influence anxiety-like behaviours in adulthood.