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| Ralph W HingsonSummaryAffiliation: National Institutes of Health Country: USA Publications
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Physician advice to adolescents about drinking and other health behaviorsRalph W Hingson
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, Room 2077, Bethesda, MD 20892 9304
Pediatrics 131:249-57. 2013..We hypothesized that advice would vary by whether students were asked about drinking and their drinking, bingeing, and drunkenness frequency...
Young adults at risk for excess alcohol consumption are often not asked or counseled about drinking alcoholRalph W Hingson
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892 9304, USA
J Gen Intern Med 27:179-84. 2012..Excessive alcohol consumption is most widespread among young adults. Practice guidelines recommend screening and physician advice, which could help address this common cause of injury and premature death...- Age of drinking onset, alcohol use disorders, frequent heavy drinking, and unintentionally injuring oneself and others after drinkingRalph W Hingson
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, Room 2077, Bethesda, MD 20892 9304, USA
Pediatrics 123:1477-84. 2009.... - Age of drinking onset and injuries, motor vehicle crashes, and physical fights after drinking and when not drinkingRalph W Hingson
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 33:783-90. 2009..This study explores whether early drinkers take more risks even when sober by comparing potential associations between age of drinking onset and these outcomes after drinking relative to when respondents have not been drinking... 
Age at drinking onset, alcohol dependence, and their relation to drug use and dependence, driving under the influence of drugs, and motor-vehicle crash involvement because of drugsRalph W Hingson
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5635 Fishers Lane, Room 2077, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 9304, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 69:192-201. 2008..We also examined among drinkers who have used drugs whether they also predict driving under the influence of drugs and motor-vehicle crash involvement because of drugs...- Age of alcohol-dependence onset: associations with severity of dependence and seeking treatmentRalph W Hingson
Youth Alcohol Prevention Center, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany St, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Pediatrics 118:e755-63. 2006..We explored whether people who become alcohol dependent at younger ages are more likely to seek alcohol-related help or treatment or experience chronic relapsing dependence... - Age at drinking onset and alcohol dependence: age at onset, duration, and severityRalph W Hingson
Youth Alcohol Prevention Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass 02118, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:739-46. 2006.... - Effects on alcohol related fatal crashes of a community based initiative to increase substance abuse treatment and reduce alcohol availabilityR W Hingson
Boston University School of Public Health, Center to Prevent Alcohol related Problems Among Young People, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Inj Prev 11:84-90. 2005..This analysis tested whether comprehensive community interventions that focus on reducing alcohol availability and increasing substance abuse treatment can reduce alcohol related fatal traffic crashes... - Adverse childhood experiences predict earlier age of drinking onset: results from a representative US sample of current or former drinkersEmily F Rothman
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Pediatrics 122:e298-304. 2008..Our goal was to determine whether adverse childhood experiences predicted the age at which drinking was initiated and drinking motives in a representative sample of current or former drinkers in the United States... - A comparison of results from an alcohol survey of a prerecruited Internet panel and the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related ConditionsTimothy Heeren
Youth Alcohol Prevention Center, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 32:222-9. 2008.... - Hospitalizations for alcohol and drug overdoses in young adults ages 18-24 in the United States, 1999-2008: results from the Nationwide Inpatient SampleAaron M White
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 9304, USA
J Stud Alcohol Drugs 72:774-86. 2011..The present study explores rates and costs of inpatient hospital stays for alcohol overdoses, drug overdoses, and their co-occurrence in young adults ages 18-24 and changes in these rates between 1999 and 2008... - Underage drinking: frequency, consequences, and interventionsRalph W Hingson
Boston University School of Public Health, Center to Prevent Alcohol Problems Among Young People, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Traffic Inj Prev 5:228-36. 2004..To examine the frequency of underage drinking, driving after drinking and alcohol-related crashes, trends in these behaviors, and promising interventions... - Magnitude of alcohol-related mortality and morbidity among U.S. college students ages 18-24Ralph W Hingson
Social and Behavioral Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Stud Alcohol 63:136-44. 2002..This report estimates the numbers of 18-24 year old United States college students who annually experience alcohol-related deaths, injuries and other health problems... - Early Age-of-onset Drinking Predicts Prescription Drug Misuse Among Teenagers and Young Adults: Results from a National SurveyJohn A Hermos
From the Youth Alcohol Prevention Center JAH, MRW, TCH, RWH, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences JAH, RWH, and Department of Biostatistics MRW, TCH, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA and Division of Epidemiology and Prevention RWH, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Bethesda, MD
J Addict Med 2:22-30. 2008..Findings support the need for effective programs to prevent and reduce harm from early-onset drinking and from the associated risk of alcohol dependence and prescription drug misuse... - Age of drinking onset and unintentional injury involvement after drinkingR W Hingson
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, MA 02118, USA
JAMA 284:1527-33. 2000..Onset of drinking at an early age has been found to be associated with alcohol dependence, but whether early-onset drinking increases risk for unintentional injury while drinking is unknown... - Injury among detoxification patients: alcohol users' greater riskVaughan W Rees
Clinical Addiction Research and Education Unit, Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University Schools of Medicine, Massachusetts, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 26:212-7. 2002..Patients at detoxification, particularly those with alcohol problems, represent a high-risk population for injury that may benefit from interventions to reduce these preventable complications...