Past Issue:  May-June 2005

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Alcohol and Health Outcomes:

• Alcohol May Increase the Risk of Colon Cancer
• No U-Shaped Curve for Alcohol and All-Cause Mortality in Younger Men
• Drinking Frequency and Amount Have Opposite Effects on BMI
• Intimate Partner Violence: The Role of Alcohol
• Moderate Drinking and a Longer Life
• Alcohol and the Risk of Renal Cell Cancer in Male Smokers

Assessments and Interventions:

• Brief Counseling at Regular Office Visits Reduces Drinking for 1 Year
• Opiate Antagonists for Alcohol Dependence: Do They Work?
• AUDIT and CRAFFT Outperform CAGE in Screening Young People

Special Populations:

• The Prevalence of Drinking Among Women Who Are or Might Become Pregnant
• Predicting Drinking Patterns Among Aging Adults
• Comorbidity Doesn't Explain the Prevalence of Alcoholism in Native Americans