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The usefulness of many screening instruments for alcohol-use disorders may be limited to certain populations. New research compares the performance of a two short screening instruments, RAPS4 and CAGE ...

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Urine tests can determine whether you have consumed alcohol within the last 24 hours. Alcohol has a relatively short life span in the body, but a urine test can detect alcohol long after its effects ...

Dear Ann Landers: Last year, I watched my boyfriend drink alcohol a couple of times a week until he was intoxicated. One day when I went into the garage, I noticed a beer bottle he had hidden behind ...

Excessive drinking can damage the liver. Yet, unlike obesity or high cholesterol, clinicians only screen for alcohol use by asking their patients how much they drink. Turns out that method is not ...