Alcoholism

"Alcoholism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)

Descriptor ID	D000437
MeSH Number(s)	C25.775.100.250 F03.900.100.350
Concept/Terms	Alcoholism Alcoholism Alcohol Dependence Dependence, Alcohol Alcohol Addiction Addiction, Alcohol Alcoholic Intoxication, Chronic Chronic Alcoholic Intoxication Intoxication, Chronic Alcoholic Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol Use Disorders Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorders, Alcohol Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Abuse Abuse, Alcohol

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Diseases [C]
Chemically-Induced Disorders [C25]
Substance-Related Disorders [C25.775]
Alcohol-Related Disorders [C25.775.100]
Alcoholism [C25.775.100.250]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Mental Disorders [F03]
Substance-Related Disorders [F03.900]
Alcohol-Related Disorders [F03.900.100]
Alcoholism [F03.900.100.350]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Alcoholism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 82 publications over 28 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2006

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1997	1	1	2
1998	1	1	2
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	0	1
2002	5	0	5
2004	2	1	3
2005	3	2	5
2006	6	1	7
2007	6	0	6
2008	4	2	6
2009	1	2	3
2011	3	2	5
2012	0	1	1
2013	2	1	3
2014	1	2	3
2015	2	0	2
2016	3	2	5
2017	0	1	1
2018	3	2	5
2019	0	2	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	2	0	2
2022	3	0	3
2023	1	0	1
2024	1	1	2
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Alcoholism" by people in Profiles.

Cowan E, O'Brien-Lambert C, Eiting E, Bull E, Ryder J, Calderon Y, Salsitz E. Emergency department-initiated oral naltrexone for patients with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder: A pilot feasibility study. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 05; 32(5):488-497.

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Quintanilla ME, Israel Y. Role of Metabolism on?Alcohol Preference, Addiction, and Treatment. Curr Top Behav Neurosci. 2025; 71:193-216.

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Quintanilla ME, Santapau D, Diaz E, Valenzuela Martinez I, Medina N, Landskron G, Dominguez A, Morales P, Ram?rez D, Hermoso M, Olivares B, Berr?os-C?rcamo P, Ezquer M, Herrera-Marschitz M, Israel Y, Ezquer F. Intragastric administration of short chain fatty acids greatly reduces voluntary ethanol intake in rats. Sci Rep. 2024 11 26; 14(1):29260.

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Noverati N, Mehta S, Reed MK, Zavodnick J. Understanding Barriers and Assessing Education Intervention on Prescribing Naltrexone for Alcohol Use Disorder. Am J Med Qual. 2024 Jul-Aug 01; 39(4):197-198.

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Easley KF, Edenfield RC, Lott MEJ, Reed RC, Das Sarma J, Mehta AJ, Staitieh BS, Lipp EK, Cho IK, Johnson SK, Jones CA, Bebin-Blackwell AG, Levy JM, Tompkins SM, Easley CA, Koval M. Chronic alcohol use primes bronchial cells for altered inflammatory response and barrier dysfunction during SARS-CoV-2 infection. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2023 11 01; 325(5):L647-L661.

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Ayyala D, Bottyan T, Tien C, Pimienta M, Yoo J, Stager K, Gonzalez JL, Stolz A, Dodge JL, Terrault NA, Han H. Naltrexone for alcohol use disorder: Hepatic safety in patients with and without liver disease. Hepatol Commun. 2022 12; 6(12):3433-3442.

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Sweeny L, Slijepcevic A, Curry JM, Philips R, Bonaventure CA, DiLeo M, Luginbuhl AJ, Crawley MB, Guice KM, McCreary E, Buncke M, Petrisor D, Wax MK. Factors Impacting Discharge Destination Following Head and Neck Microvascular Reconstruction. Laryngoscope. 2023 01; 133(1):95-104.

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Ezquer F, Quintanilla ME, Morales P, Santapau D, Munita JM, Moya-Flores F, Ezquer M, Herrera-Marschitz M, Israel Y. A dual treatment blocks alcohol binge-drinking relapse: Microbiota as a new player. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 07 01; 236:109466.

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Siegel SD, Brooks M, Ragozine-Bush HE, Schnoll RA, Curriero FC. The co-occurrence of smoking and alcohol use disorder in a hospital-based population: Applying a multimorbidity framework using geographic information system methods. Addict Behav. 2021 07; 118:106883.

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Ezquer F, Quintanilla ME, Moya-Flores F, Morales P, Munita JM, Olivares B, Landskron G, Hermoso MA, Ezquer M, Herrera-Marschitz M, Israel Y. Innate gut microbiota predisposes to high alcohol consumption. Addict Biol. 2021 07; 26(4):e13018.

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