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NIH Study Reveals Many Americans at Risk for Alcohol-medication Interactions

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Nearly 42 percent of U.S. adults who drink also report using medications known to interact with alcohol, based on a study from the National Institutes of Health released Friday. Among those over 65 years of age who drink alcohol, nearly 78 percent report using alcohol-interactive medications.

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Such medications are widely used, prescribed for common conditions such as depression, diabetes and high blood pressure.

The research is among the first to…

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