Open AccessThe Validity of the Alcohol-Use-Disorder-Identification-Test and a Novel Proxy Test in the Assessment of Alcohol Consumption in the Cognitively Impaired Elderly
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of addiction research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-9514
DOI - 10.33140/jar.02.01.05
Subject(s) - alcohol use disorders identification test , proxy (statistics) , dementia , observational study , audit , population , medicine , alcohol consumption , alcohol , psychology , cognition , clinical psychology , psychiatry , gerontology , environmental health , poison control , injury prevention , disease , machine learning , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , management , economics
As the national and global opioid epidemic worsens, as more of our children are found dead from heroin and/or opioid overdose, both an angry public and some branches of government turn an eye of accusation on Big Pharma, demanding restitution and money to offset the raising costs of combating this epidemic. President Trump has even voiced “Death to drug dealers!” Does this climate intensify emotional response during the medical marijuana debate? Let us open our minds to science, our hearts to compassion.