Alcohol Problems
Sobered up using LSD
Forty years ago, LSD was used in the treatment of alcoholics - with good results. Perhaps it's time to look at it again?
Addiction
Mar 08, 2012 |
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Having multiple sex partners linked to later drug and alcohol problems
The more sex partners young adults have the more likely they are to go on to develop alcohol or cannabis dependence disorders in young adulthood, according to new University of Otago research.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 15, 2013 |
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Behavioral test shows promise in predicting future problems with alcohol
(Medical Xpress)—By administering a simple behavioral test, Yale researchers were able to predict which mice would later exhibit alcoholism-related behaviors such as the inability to stop seeking alcohol ...
Neuroscience
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Homeless heavy drinkers imbibe less when housing allows alcohol
A study of a controversial housing project that allows chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems to drink in their apartments found that during their first two years in the building residents cut their heavy ...
Health
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Understanding the biology of PTSD
(Medical Xpress) -- The images of war often stay with those who have experienced it long after a conflict is over. While the physical wounds are apparent, we are learning more and more about the toll these conflicts take ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 10, 2011 |
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Higher minimum legal drinking ages linked to lower rates of suicides and homicides later in life
Prior to the 1984 passage of a uniform drinking-age limit of 21 years in the U.S., many states permitted the legal purchase of alcohol at age 18. These lower drinking ages have been associated with several adverse outcomes ...
Health
Nov 15, 2011 |
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Study suggests lower risk of coronary heart disease from alcohol, even with hazardous drinking
A study suggests a lower risk of coronary heart disease from alcohol, even with hazardous drinking.
Addiction
Apr 27, 2011 |
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Study IDs new genetic links to impulsivity, alcohol problems in men
Being impulsive can lead us to say things we regret, buy things we really don't need, engage in behaviors that are risky and even develop troublesome addictions. But are different kinds of hastiness and rashness embedded ...
Genetics
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Decoding keys to a healthy life
For 74 years, one of the longest-running studies of normal adult development has been examining not disease and illness, but what may be life’s magic question: How can you live long and happy?
Health
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Exploring the two-way linkages between binge drinking and unemployment
Many studies have found that problem drinking is related to subsequent unemployment; however, the reverse association is unclear. Some studies have found that unemployment can increase total drinking, alcohol disorders, and/or ...
Addiction
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Death rate 2 to 4 times as high among childless couples
Despite the popular belief among parents that having children shortens their lives, the reverse seems to be true, particularly for women, indicates a large study of childless couples, treated for infertility, and published ...
Health
Dec 05, 2012 |
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Aerobic exercise may protect cognitive abilities of heavy drinkers, study finds
Aerobic exercise may help prevent and perhaps even reverse some of the brain damage associated with heavy alcohol consumption, according to a new University of Colorado Boulder study.
Addiction
Apr 16, 2013 |
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Scientists explore new link between genetics, alcoholism and the brain
Researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have uncovered a new link between genetic variations associated with alcoholism, impulsive behavior and a region of the brain involved in craving and anxiety.
Genetics
Apr 12, 2011 |
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Heredity behind subjective effects of alcohol
Scientists have long known that people who have a close relative with alcohol problems themselves run an increased risk of starting to abuse alcohol. The reason for this has not been known, but a new study from the University ...
Health
May 23, 2011 |
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Alcohol abusers' depression often related to drinking
For problem drinkers, bouts of depressive symptoms are often the direct result of their heavy alcohol intake, according to a study in the March issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Addiction
Feb 12, 2013 |
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