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Noncompliance with laws to prevent polysubstance misuse: Recreational cannabis sales to apparently alcohol-intoxicated customers 不遵守防止滥用多种物质的法律:向明显喝醉酒的顾客销售娱乐性大麻。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70204
W. Gill Woodall, David B. Buller, Robert Saltz, James C. Fell, Lila Martinez, Amanda N. Brice, Noah Chirico, Gary R. Cutter

Background

Effectiveness of statutes to combat hazardous polysubstance use has rarely been evaluated. Compliance with a state law prohibiting recreational cannabis sales to apparently intoxicated customers was assessed in one of the first states to legalize cannabis sales.

Methods

In January to June 2024, pseudo-patrons twice visited recreational cannabis stores (n = 189) in two large metropolitan areas and attempted to purchase cannabis while displaying alcohol intoxication behaviors. Observers recorded whether sellers were willing to sell the product along with characteristics of the stores (busyness, cleanliness, and signage) and cannabis sellers (sex, race and ethnicity, and age). Neighborhood characteristics by US census tract were obtained (income, race, and ethnicity; population density). Sex and race and ethnicity of the pseudo-patrons, and extent and type of intoxication cues, were recorded. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used to describe the sales rate and predictors of the sales rate.

Results

Assessments were completed at 173 stores. Sellers were willing to sell cannabis to pseudo-intoxicated buyers at 255 of 346 visits (73.7%; 26.3% refused). Sellers refused buyers at both visits in 6.9% of stores but in 54.3% were willing to sell at both visits. Sellers refused cannabis sales at higher rates in stores with signs saying, “no sales to intoxicated customers” (34.3%, p = 0.04), particularly when buyers displayed more obvious signs of intoxication (39.8%, p = 0.049).

Conclusions

Low compliance with the state regulation possibly occurred because sellers were unaware of the law, perceived little deterrence, or lacked the skills to recognize and refuse intoxicated customers.

Policy Implications

Noncompliance with the law on selling cannabis to apparently alcohol-intoxicated customers increases the risks of polysubstance impairment and harm.

背景:打击有害多物质使用的法规的有效性很少得到评价。在第一个将大麻销售合法化的州之一,对禁止向明显醉酒的顾客销售娱乐性大麻的州法律的遵守情况进行了评估。方法:2024年1 - 6月,伪顾客在两个大都市地区的休闲大麻商店(n = 189)两次尝试购买大麻,并表现出酒精中毒行为。观察人员记录了卖家是否愿意出售产品,以及商店的特征(繁忙程度、清洁度和标识)和大麻卖家的特征(性别、种族、民族和年龄)。获得美国人口普查区的邻里特征(收入、种族、民族、人口密度)。伪顾客的性别、种族和民族,以及醉酒线索的程度和类型,都被记录下来。使用描述性统计和逻辑回归来描述销售率和销售率的预测因子。结果:173家门店完成了评估。在346次访问中,有255次卖家愿意向假醉酒的买家出售大麻(73.7%;26.3%拒绝)。6.9%的卖家拒绝了买家的两次访问,但有54.3%的卖家愿意在两次访问中出售。在标有“不向醉酒的顾客销售”的商店里,卖家拒绝销售大麻的比例更高(34.3%,p = 0.04),尤其是当买家表现出更明显的醉酒迹象时(39.8%,p = 0.049)。结论:不遵守国家法规可能是因为销售者不了解法律,感觉不到什么威慑力,或者缺乏识别和拒绝醉酒顾客的技能。政策影响:不遵守关于向明显喝醉酒的顾客出售大麻的法律,增加了多种物质损害和伤害的风险。
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The influence of alcohol on prehospital diagnostics and therapy of injured patients 酒精对受伤患者院前诊断和治疗的影响。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70209
Ramona Sturm, Jason-Alexander Hörauf, Rolf Lefering, Borna Relja, Ingo Marzi, Nils Wagner, The TraumaRegister DGU

Background

The prehospital assessment and subsequent therapeutic interventions are crucial for the optimal management of severely injured patients. Many trauma patients are alcohol-intoxicated. Therefore, this study investigated the prehospital assessment of the injury pattern and management of alcohol-intoxicated patients.

Methods

In a retrospective matched-pair analysis of TraumaRegister DGU® data patients from 2015 to 2018 with a blood alcohol level (BAL+) > 1.0‰ and without a blood alcohol level (BAL−: 0.0‰) were investigated, matched by age, gender, injured region, and mechanism. We evaluated injury assessment, prehospital therapy, and transport modalities.

Results

A total of 6468 patients (3234 BAL−, 3234 BAL+) were included. Head injuries were common (56.9%), but BAL+ patients were significantly less often correctly assessed with regard to head (BAL−: 77.8% vs. BAL+: 74.2%) and facial (BAL−: 75.4% vs. BAL+: 70.0%, p < 0.001) injuries. Head and facial injuries were significantly more often improperly overdiagnosed in alcohol-intoxicated patients (head: BAL−: 13.9% vs. BAL+: 21.4%, p < 0.05; face: BAL−: 19.8% vs. BAL+: 24.3%, p < 0.001), and the diagnosis of actual head injuries was underdiagnosed significantly more often in patients with BAL+. Alcohol-intoxicated patients were sedated (BAL−: 64.9% vs. BAL+: 55.6%, p < 0.001) and intubated (BAL−: 39.0% vs. BAL+: 28.3%, p < 0.001) significantly less often and received significantly less fluid therapy (BAL−: 92.6% vs. BAL+: 90.3%, p < 0.001), catecholamines (BAL−: 12.7% vs. BAL+: 8.5%, p < 0.001), or tranexamic acid (BAL−: 10.3% vs. BAL+: 6.3%, p < 0.001). Admission of alcohol-intoxicated patients to hospital was significantly more frequent at weekends and at night, and more frequent in regional and local trauma centers than in supraregional trauma centers.

Conclusions

There were significant differences in the prehospital assessment of head injuries between alcohol-intoxicated and nonalcohol-intoxicated patients. Alcohol-intoxicated patients were significantly less often correctly assessed, and alcohol-intoxicated patients received fewer prehospital therapeutic interventions.

背景:院前评估和随后的治疗干预对重症损伤患者的最佳管理至关重要。许多创伤病人都是酒精中毒。因此,本研究探讨了酒精中毒患者的院前损伤模式评估和处理。方法:对2015 - 2018年创伤登记DGU®数据进行回顾性配对分析,对血液酒精水平(BAL+)为bbb1.0‰和未血液酒精水平(BAL-: 0.0‰)的患者进行配对,按年龄、性别、损伤部位和机制进行配对。我们评估了损伤评估、院前治疗和运输方式。结果:共纳入6468例患者(BAL- 3234例,BAL+ 3234例)。头部损伤是常见的(56.9%),但BAL+患者在头部(BAL-: 77.8% vs. BAL+: 74.2%)和面部(BAL-: 75.4% vs. BAL+: 70.0%)和面部损伤方面的正确评估明显较低,p结论:酒精中毒和非酒精中毒患者在院前对头部损伤的评估有显著差异。酒精中毒患者被正确评估的频率显著降低,酒精中毒患者接受院前治疗干预的次数也较少。
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Behavioral profile predicts ethanol preference in adolescent mice, but not in adults: A machine learning approach 行为特征预测了青春期小鼠对乙醇的偏好,但在成年小鼠中却无法预测:一种机器学习方法。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70203
Liana C. L. Portugal, Bruno da Silva Gonçalves, Emily de Assis Fagundes, Maria Fernandes Freire de Sá, Cláudio Carneiro Filgueiras, Ana Carolina Dutra-Tavares, Alex C. Manhães, Yael Abreu-Villaça, Anderson Ribeiro-Carvalho

Background

Clinical studies suggest that adolescents display a complex behavioral profile characterized by traits that increase their susceptibility to alcohol experimentation and impaired control over use. In the present study, we applied a machine learning model to predict the impact of diverse behavioral phenotypes on ethanol preference during adolescence and adulthood in mice.

Methods

C57BL/6 and Swiss mice were assigned to one of two age groups: adolescents (starting at PN40) or adults (starting at PN120). Over the next 3 days, novelty-seeking, anxiety-like behavior, sociability, coping behavior, and natural reward response were evaluated using the following behavioral tests: hole-board, elevated plus maze, three-chamber sociability, forced swimming, and sucrose preference, respectively. During the subsequent 5 days, alcohol preference behavior was assessed using the two-bottle choice paradigm (10% ethanol). We trained machine learning regression models to predict alcohol preference in each age group.

Results

The analysis model significantly predicted ethanol preference based on behavioral phenotypic profiles in mice during adolescence, but not in adulthood. Notably, the behavioral traits that contributed most to the prediction were sucrose preference and sociability time. Sucrose preference had a positive predictive value. Distinctively, sociability time had a negative predictive value, indicating an inverse relationship with ethanol preference.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that behavioral phenotypes during adolescence, particularly natural reward sensitivity and sociability, are key predictors of ethanol preference. The negative association between sociability and alcohol intake highlights the potential protective role of social interaction. The absence of predictive value in adulthood underscores adolescence as a critical developmental window during which behavioral traits may influence vulnerability to alcohol use.

背景:临床研究表明,青少年表现出复杂的行为特征,其特征增加了他们对酒精实验的易感性和对使用的控制受损。在本研究中,我们应用机器学习模型来预测小鼠青春期和成年期不同行为表型对乙醇偏好的影响。方法:C57BL/6和瑞士小鼠被分为两个年龄组:青少年(PN40开始)或成年(PN120开始)。在接下来的3天里,分别使用以下行为测试来评估寻求新奇、焦虑样行为、社交能力、应对行为和自然奖励反应:洞板、高架加迷宫、三室社交能力、强迫游泳和蔗糖偏好。在随后的5天内,使用两瓶选择范式(10%乙醇)评估酒精偏好行为。我们训练机器学习回归模型来预测每个年龄组的酒精偏好。结果:该分析模型可以根据小鼠在青春期的行为表型谱预测乙醇偏好,但在成年期则不能。值得注意的是,对预测贡献最大的行为特征是蔗糖偏好和社交时间。蔗糖偏好具有正向预测价值。值得注意的是,社交时间具有负的预测值,表明酒精偏好与社交时间呈负相关。结论:这些发现表明,青少年时期的行为表型,特别是自然奖励敏感性和社交能力,是乙醇偏好的关键预测因素。社交能力与饮酒之间的负相关关系凸显了社交互动的潜在保护作用。在成年期缺乏预测价值强调了青春期是一个关键的发育窗口,在此期间行为特征可能影响对酒精使用的脆弱性。
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Ethanol effects on excitability of corticotropin-releasing factor-expressing neurons in the medial subdivision of the mouse central amygdala nucleus 乙醇对小鼠中央杏仁核内侧分区促肾上腺皮质激素释放因子表达神经元兴奋性的影响。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-19 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70234
Qiang Li, Rebecca Klein, Scott D. Moore

Background

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) neurons in the medial subdivision of the central amygdala (CeM) are a distinct subpopulation of neurons in a critical brain region modulating ethanol actions. Previous studies have demonstrated enhanced release of GABA and neuropeptides in this brain region in response to acute ethanol exposure.

Methods

We performed whole-cell patch clamp recordings on identified CRF-containing neurons (CeMCRF) in the CeM and measured intrinsic measures of excitability in response to acute ethanol exposure.

Results

We found that CeMCRF neurons are highly sensitive to actions of acute ethanol exposure, which suppresses neuronal excitability in a dose-dependent manner and shortens spike duration of the CeMCRF neurons during repetitive firing. Ethanol's inhibitory effect on neuronal excitability persists even in synaptically isolated CeMCRF neurons, an indication of a direct action on the intrinsic membrane properties that underlie excitability.

Conclusions

Our results reveal that ethanol selectively alters intrinsic firing mechanisms of CeMCRF neurons at low dose but broadly suppresses excitability at a higher dose. These findings provide new insight into how alcohol modulates intrinsic membrane properties of these CeMCRF neurons within stress-related amygdala circuits.

背景:中央杏仁核(CeM)内侧分支的促肾上腺皮质激素释放因子(CRF)神经元是调节乙醇作用的关键脑区中一个独特的神经元亚群。先前的研究表明,在急性乙醇暴露下,该脑区GABA和神经肽的释放增强。方法:我们对CeM中已识别的含有crf的神经元(CeMCRF)进行了全细胞膜片钳记录,并测量了急性乙醇暴露反应的内在兴奋性。结果:我们发现CeMCRF神经元对急性乙醇暴露的行为高度敏感,乙醇以剂量依赖的方式抑制神经元的兴奋性,并缩短CeMCRF神经元在重复放电时的峰值持续时间。即使在突触分离的CeMCRF神经元中,乙醇对神经元兴奋性的抑制作用仍然存在,这表明乙醇对兴奋性基础的内在膜特性有直接作用。结论:我们的研究结果表明,乙醇在低剂量下选择性地改变CeMCRF神经元的内在放电机制,但在高剂量下广泛抑制兴奋性。这些发现为酒精如何调节应激相关杏仁核回路中这些CeMCRF神经元的内在膜特性提供了新的见解。
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Alcohol use-specific treatment initiation among patients undergoing surgical procedures: A retrospective cohort analysis 在接受外科手术的患者中开始酒精使用特异性治疗:一项回顾性队列分析
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70231
Megan L. Rolfzen, Matt Muellner, Sarah V. Mattioli, A. Jerrod Anzalone, Anne C. Fernandez, Anne P. Ehlers, Karsten Bartels

Background

Alcohol use is common in surgical patients and linked to morbidity and mortality. Yet, alcohol screening and treatment are frequently overlooked in perioperative care. This study examines how patient risk for unhealthy alcohol use is associated with the likelihood of receiving any treatment for the purpose of alcohol risk reduction or cessation.

Methods

All records from surgical patients with quantifiable Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test—Consumption (AUDIT-C) scores in the All of Us Research Program, a precision medicine-focused database harmonizing surveys and electronic health records, were evaluated. The association between treatment for at-risk alcohol use, including psychotherapy and pharmacologic therapy, and categorical AUDIT-C risk was estimated using adjusted multivariable logistic regression models.

Results

Any alcohol use treatments were initiated in 0.5% of patients within 90 days of a procedure. Patients in high-risk and severe-risk AUDIT-C groups had significantly increased odds of receiving any treatment (aOR 2.37, 95% CI 1.06, 4.74; aOR 10.1, 95% CI 6.02, 16.8). Similarly, participants with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) diagnosis were nine times more likely to receive any treatment than those without a diagnosis (aOR 9.33, 95% CI 5.97, 14.70). Yet only 0.7% of high-risk, 4% of severe-risk AUDIT-C participants, and 1.7% of participants diagnosed with AUD received any treatment.

Conclusions

Surgical patients with identified severe risk for unhealthy alcohol consumption are more likely to receive perioperative alcohol-specific treatment. However, even for high-risk patients, the provision of perioperative treatments to reduce alcohol intake is rare. Future work should focus on overcoming barriers to reduce unhealthy alcohol use after surgery.

背景:酒精使用在外科患者中很常见,并与发病率和死亡率相关。然而,酒精筛查和治疗在围手术期护理中经常被忽视。本研究探讨了患者不健康饮酒的风险与接受任何以减少酒精风险或戒酒为目的的治疗的可能性之间的关系。方法:所有外科手术患者的可量化酒精使用障碍识别测试-消费(AUDIT-C)评分都在我们所有研究项目中进行评估,该项目是一个以精确医学为重点的数据库,协调调查和电子健康记录。使用调整后的多变量logistic回归模型估计高危酒精使用治疗(包括心理治疗和药物治疗)与AUDIT-C分类风险之间的关系。结果:0.5%的患者在手术后90天内开始了任何酒精使用治疗。高风险和严重风险AUDIT-C组患者接受任何治疗的几率显著增加(aOR 2.37, 95% CI 1.06, 4.74; aOR 10.1, 95% CI 6.02, 16.8)。同样,诊断为酒精使用障碍(AUD)的参与者接受任何治疗的可能性是没有诊断的参与者的9倍(aOR 9.33, 95% CI 5.97, 14.70)。然而,只有0.7%的高风险、4%的严重风险审计- c参与者和1.7%的诊断为AUD的参与者接受了任何治疗。结论:确定有严重不健康饮酒风险的手术患者更有可能接受围手术期酒精特异性治疗。然而,即使对高危患者,提供围手术期治疗以减少酒精摄入量也很少见。未来的工作应侧重于克服障碍,减少手术后不健康的酒精使用。
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Working memory in context: The role of alcohol distractors in working memory performance in low to heavy alcohol drinkers 情境中的工作记忆:酒精干扰物在低至重度饮酒者工作记忆表现中的作用。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70232
Karis Colyer-Patel, Emese Kroon, Christophe Romein, Hanan El Marroun, Janna Cousijn

Background

Motivational and cognitive control-related processes both play a role in addiction but are often studied independently. Alcohol-related cues may impair performance in cognitively demanding tasks, particularly in individuals with alcohol use-related problems, where working memory (WM) may be especially affected. This study investigated whether distracting alcohol-related flankers impact WM performance across varying levels of alcohol use severity.

Methods

A total of 310 participants were classified into risk groups based on Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) scores: low (≤7), mid (8–14), and high (≥15). We developed an online N-back flanker task where letters were flanked by alcohol-related or neutral words. Four WM-loads (0-, 1-, 2-, 3-back) were included, with higher loads requiring participants to hold and update more information in WM. Linear mixed effects models assessed the effects of WM-load, flanker type, group, or their interaction on accuracy (% correct) and reaction time.

Results

An interaction was found between WM-load and flanker type; reduced accuracy (B = −2.47; pHolm = 0.002) and longer reaction times (B = 58.46; pHolm < 0.001) were found when participants were presented with alcohol flankers and a higher WM-load relative to neutral flankers and a lower WM-load. Difference scores (3-back minus 1-back) showed that individuals in the mid-risk group had a larger reduction in accuracy (B = −4.12; pHolm = 0.021) when presented with alcohol versus neutral flankers, relative to the low-risk group. For reaction time, only an effect of flanker type was found, with shorter reaction times (B = −29.93; pHolm = 0.012) for alcohol flankers versus neutral flankers.

Conclusions

Our findings suggest that a distracting alcohol-related context negatively impacts WM performance, particularly under high cognitive demand. This effect is particularly pronounced in mid-risk alcohol users. This suggests that alcohol-related cognitive interference may be more significant during the early stages of problematic alcohol use.

背景:动机和认知控制相关过程都在成瘾中发挥作用,但经常被独立研究。与酒精有关的线索可能会损害认知要求任务的表现,特别是在有酒精使用相关问题的个体中,工作记忆(WM)可能会受到特别影响。本研究调查了酒精相关的干扰是否会影响不同酒精使用严重程度的WM表现。方法:根据酒精使用障碍识别测试(AUDIT)得分将310名参与者分为低(≤7)、中(8-14)和高(≥15)风险组。我们开发了一个在线N-back侧翼任务,其中字母的侧翼是与酒精相关的或中性的单词。包括4种WM负载(0-,1-,2-,3-back),较高的负载要求参与者在WM中持有和更新更多的信息。线性混合效应模型评估了wm负荷、侧卫类型、组或它们的相互作用对准确性(正确率)和反应时间的影响。结果:wm负荷与侧卫类型存在交互作用;与低风险组相比,酒精组的准确性降低(B = -2.47; pHolm = 0.002),反应时间延长(B = 58.46; pHolm Holm = 0.021)。对于反应时间,只发现了侧卫类型的影响,酒精侧卫比中性侧卫的反应时间更短(B = -29.93; pHolm = 0.012)。结论:我们的研究结果表明,酒精相关的分心环境会对WM表现产生负面影响,特别是在高认知需求下。这种影响在中等风险的饮酒者中尤为明显。这表明,酒精相关的认知干扰可能在有问题的酒精使用的早期阶段更为显著。
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Astrocytic responses to binge ethanol in male and female mice: An examination of astrocytic glutamate transporters and density changes in the dorsal hippocampus 雄性和雌性小鼠对暴饮乙醇的星形胶质细胞反应:海马背侧星形胶质细胞谷氨酸转运体和密度变化的检查。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70224
Candace Swepson, DaQuan R. Mebane, Diego Correia, Esohe H. Imafidon, Christopher P. Trevisani, James Nelson, S. Alex Marshall

Background

Excessive alcohol consumption has been associated with a proinflammatory neuroimmune response and deficits in glutamate transporters. While astrocytes regulate the neuroimmune response and glutamatergic tone, estrogen can promote neuroprotective and neurotrophic effects on astrocytes. However, studies in alcohol use disorders (AUDs) have primarily focused on males, and given the more escalated rate at which females display signs of AUDs compared with males, this study examines sex-based differences in astrocytic responses to ethanol following a nondependent binge drinking paradigm.

Methods

Male and female mice consumed either 20% ethanol (v/v) or 3% sucrose (w/v) for three cycles in the Drinking in the Dark paradigm. The brains of these mice were collected for immunohistochemistry and qRT-PCR for markers of astrocyte activity, cytokines, and astrocytic glutamate transporters. ELISAs were performed on hippocampal tissue to measure cytokines and glutamate transporters.

Results

Ethanol exposure caused an increase in glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) immunoreactivity and GFAP+ cell counts in the hippocampus that were more robust in females. Ethanol's influence on S100B+ cell counts was subregional and sex-specific. Changes in astrocytes were accompanied by a decrease in glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) mRNA but not protein with no changes in glutamate aspartate transporter (GLAST). However, cystine/glutamate antiporter (xCT) expression increased specifically in female mice days following ethanol exposure.

Conclusions

These data suggest that nondependent binge drinking alters astrocytes in the hippocampus that can lead to dysregulation of glutamate transporters and cytokine synthesis. Moreover, there were sex-specific effects shown in binge-like exposure's effects, highlighting the need to consider sex as a biological variable in the neuroimmune response in AUDs.

背景:过度饮酒与促炎神经免疫反应和谷氨酸转运蛋白缺陷有关。在星形胶质细胞调节神经免疫反应和谷氨酸能张力的同时,雌激素可促进星形胶质细胞的神经保护和神经营养作用。然而,关于酒精使用障碍(AUDs)的研究主要集中在男性身上,鉴于与男性相比,女性出现AUDs症状的比率更高,本研究在非依赖性酗酒范式下研究了星形细胞对乙醇反应的性别差异。方法:雄性和雌性小鼠分别摄入20%乙醇(v/v)或3%蔗糖(w/v),在黑暗中饮用三个周期。收集这些小鼠的大脑进行免疫组织化学和qRT-PCR检测星形胶质细胞活性、细胞因子和星形胶质细胞谷氨酸转运体的标志物。用酶联免疫吸附法检测海马组织细胞因子和谷氨酸转运蛋白。结果:乙醇暴露导致神经胶质纤维酸性蛋白(GFAP)免疫反应性和海马中GFAP+细胞计数的增加,在女性中更为强劲。乙醇对S100B+细胞计数的影响是分区域和性别特异性的。星形胶质细胞的变化伴随着谷氨酸转运蛋白1 (GLT-1) mRNA的减少,而谷氨酸转运蛋白(GLAST)没有变化。然而,胱氨酸/谷氨酸反转运蛋白(xCT)的表达在雌性小鼠暴露于乙醇后的几天内特异性增加。结论:这些数据表明,非依赖性酗酒会改变海马中的星形胶质细胞,从而导致谷氨酸转运体和细胞因子合成的失调。此外,在暴饮暴食的影响中显示出性别特异性的影响,强调了将性别视为aud神经免疫反应的生物学变量的必要性。
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Alcohol use disorder is a chronic disease 酒精使用障碍是一种慢性病。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70230
Nicholas W. Gilpin, Patricia E. Molina

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a chronic, relapsing brain disease with profound health, societal, and economic consequences. Alcohol misuse not only leads to AUD, but it is also a driver of multimorbidity, exacerbating a wide range of chronic comorbidities, including cancer. Despite being formally recognized over six decades ago as a medical condition, AUD remains one of the most prevalent and costly public health issues in the United States. Alcohol misuse contributes to more than 90,000 deaths annually in the United States, with hundreds of billions of dollars lost annually due to healthcare costs, lost productivity, and criminal justice expenditures. Beyond its economic burden, alcohol adversely affects nearly every organ system. Chronic heavy alcohol use changes brain structure and impairs brain function, drives neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration, and contributes to neurological and psychiatric comorbidities as well as cognitive decline. Alcohol-associated liver disease is a leading cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In addition, chronic alcohol misuse leads to cardiomyopathy, hypertension, and arrhythmia, and increased risk for pulmonary disease. Through alterations in endocrine signaling, alcohol leads to reproductive dysfunction, osteoporosis, and metabolic derangements including diabetes and obesity. Alcohol compromises musculoskeletal integrity, impairs immune responses, alters gut microbiota and increases cancer risk. Particularly concerning is the rising prevalence of alcohol misuse in women and older adults, populations with increased physiological vulnerability. There are three FDA-approved treatments for AUD, but they are underutilized, and patient response rates are variable, highlighting the need for continued investment in translational alcohol research. This paper summarizes the widespread and systemic impact of alcohol misuse on the health of US citizens and US society. Given the substantial burden of disease, disability, and death associated with alcohol, and the clear benefits yielded by alcohol research to date, sustained and enhanced support for alcohol-related biomedical research remains a public health imperative.

酒精使用障碍(AUD)是一种慢性、复发性脑疾病,具有深刻的健康、社会和经济后果。酒精滥用不仅会导致AUD,而且也是多种疾病的驱动因素,加剧了包括癌症在内的多种慢性合并症。尽管在60多年前就被正式承认为一种疾病,但澳元仍然是美国最普遍和最昂贵的公共卫生问题之一。在美国,酒精滥用每年导致9万多人死亡,每年因医疗保健费用、生产力损失和刑事司法支出而损失数千亿美元。除了经济负担,酒精对几乎每个器官系统都有不利影响。长期大量饮酒会改变大脑结构,损害大脑功能,导致神经炎症和神经变性,并导致神经和精神合并症以及认知能力下降。酒精相关性肝病是肝硬化和肝细胞癌的主要病因。此外,长期酒精滥用会导致心肌病、高血压和心律失常,并增加肺部疾病的风险。通过改变内分泌信号,酒精会导致生殖功能障碍、骨质疏松和代谢紊乱,包括糖尿病和肥胖。酒精损害肌肉骨骼的完整性,损害免疫反应,改变肠道微生物群,增加癌症风险。尤其令人关切的是,妇女和老年人滥用酒精的现象日益普遍,这类人群在生理上更加脆弱。目前有三种fda批准的治疗AUD的方法,但它们没有得到充分利用,而且患者的反应率是可变的,这突出了对转化酒精研究的持续投资的必要性。本文总结了酒精滥用对美国公民和美国社会健康的广泛和系统性影响。鉴于与酒精有关的疾病、残疾和死亡的巨大负担,以及迄今为止酒精研究所产生的明显好处,持续和加强对酒精相关生物医学研究的支持仍然是公共卫生的当务之急。
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SWI/SNF complexes modulate gene expression and the development of physical dependence to ethanol SWI/SNF复合物调节基因表达和对乙醇的生理依赖的发展。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70223
Laura D. Mathies, GinaMari G. Blackwell, Andrew G. Davies, Jill C. Bettinger

Background

Long exposure to ethanol causes the development of physical dependence, which causes withdrawal symptoms when ethanol is removed. We exploited the rapid development of physical dependence in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) to examine the ethanol-induced transcriptional changes that correspond with physical dependence and withdrawal effects.

Methods

After an 18-h exposure to an intoxicating concentration of ethanol, we observe the development of physical dependence; withdrawal from ethanol causes an increase in their preference for thicker parts of a bacterial lawn, a behavior we term withdrawal-induced bordering (WIB). We performed transcriptional analysis to identify genes whose expression changes correlate with WIB.

Results

We found that WIB is transient, resolving within 6 h of removal from ethanol, suggesting it is driven by short-term gene expression changes. We identified 1870 genes with differential expression immediately after ethanol exposure but not after 6 h of withdrawal; these are candidate mediators of WIB. We found that the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex, known to be important in the response to acute ethanol exposure, is required for normal WIB. Loss of swsn-9 attenuated but did not eliminate WIB, suggesting that there are swsn-9-dependent and swsn-9-independent components of WIB. Regulation of 1031 ethanol-responsive genes requires swsn-9. WIB phenocopies reduced npr-1 activity, and two genes implicated in the npr-1 signaling pathway, jmjc-1 and dod-24, were transiently regulated after extended ethanol exposure. dod-24 mutants have attenuated WIB.

Conclusions

Extended exposure to ethanol causes the development of transient physical dependence in C. elegans, and the SWI/SNF complex is involved in this process. Genes involved in fatty acid metabolism were regulated over the WIB timecourse, and dod-24, which is involved in temperature sensitivity, is required for normal WIB. Together, these results suggest a model in which modulation of lipid membrane composition may be one mechanism for the development of physical dependence on ethanol.

背景:长期接触乙醇会导致身体依赖的发展,当乙醇被移除时会引起戒断症状。我们利用秀丽隐杆线虫(C. elegans)身体依赖的快速发展,研究了乙醇诱导的与身体依赖和戒断效应相对应的转录变化。方法:暴露于中毒浓度的乙醇18小时后,观察身体依赖的发展;从乙醇中退出导致它们对细菌草坪较厚部分的偏好增加,我们称之为退出诱导边界(WIB)。我们进行了转录分析,以确定表达变化与WIB相关的基因。结果:我们发现WIB是短暂的,从乙醇中去除后6小时内消失,这表明它是由短期基因表达变化驱动的。我们发现1870个基因在酒精暴露后立即差异表达,但在退出后6小时没有差异表达;这些是WIB的候选介质。我们发现SWI/SNF染色质重塑复合体,已知在急性乙醇暴露反应中很重要,是正常WIB所必需的。swsn-9的缺失减弱了WIB,但没有消除WIB,这表明WIB存在swsn-9依赖和swsn-9独立的成分。1031个乙醇应答基因的调控需要swsn-9。WIB表型降低了npr-1的活性,并且与npr-1信号通路相关的两个基因jmjc-1和多德-24在长时间乙醇暴露后会短暂调节。dod-24突变体减弱了WIB。结论:长时间暴露于乙醇会导致秀丽隐杆线虫产生短暂的身体依赖,SWI/SNF复合物参与了这一过程。参与脂肪酸代谢的基因在WIB时间过程中受到调节,而参与温度敏感性的dodd -24是正常WIB所必需的。总之,这些结果提出了一个模型,其中脂膜组成的调节可能是对乙醇的物理依赖发展的一种机制。
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Neuroimmune pathways as targets for precision treatment in alcohol use disorder: A commentary on biomarkers for craving 神经免疫途径作为精确治疗酒精使用障碍的目标:对渴望生物标志物的评论。
IF 2.7 Q2 SUBSTANCE ABUSE Pub Date : 2026-01-12 DOI: 10.1111/acer.70229
Lewis Nunez Severino, Carolina L. Haass-Koffler
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