Health
The global toll of fetal alcohol syndrome
Worldwide, an estimated 119,000 children are born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) each year, a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows.
Jan 13, 2017
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Addiction
Study investigates genetic, environmental factors in alcohol use disorder and divorce
Alcohol use disorder and divorce are strongly correlated, meaning that experiencing one makes it more likely to experience the other in one's lifetime, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth ...
Dec 21, 2016
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Health
How to know when holiday drinking is hurting your brain
For many, the holidays are indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Families and friends come together and enjoy food, good cheer – and, often, alcohol.
Dec 16, 2016
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Baby boomers on a bender: Emerging trends in alcohol binge and use disorders among older adults
Alcohol is the most commonly used psychoactive substance among older adults, and this group can have unique risks associated with alcohol consumption—in even lower amounts—compared to younger persons.
Dec 12, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Preventing adolescent substance use may need to start in early childhood
Research from the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions suggests the approach to preventing alcohol and drug use by some adolescents should begin in early childhood.
Nov 15, 2016
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Medical research
A virus could manipulate neurons to reduce the desire to drink
About 17 million adults and more than 850,000 adolescents had some problems with alcohol in the United States in 2012. Long-term alcohol misuse could harm your liver, stomach, cardiovascular system and bones, as well as your ...
Oct 25, 2016
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Addiction
Mixing energy drinks, alcohol may affect adolescent brains like cocaine
Drinking highly caffeinated alcoholic beverages triggers changes in the adolescent brain similar to taking cocaine, and the consequences last into adulthood as an altered ability to deal with rewarding substances, according ...
Oct 24, 2016
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Addiction
Many doctors treating alcohol problems overlook successful drugs
As millions of Americans battle alcohol abuse problems each year, public health officials suggest that two often overlooked medications might offer relief to some.
Oct 7, 2016
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Addiction
Drug to treat alcohol use disorder shows promise among drinkers with high stress
A new medication that targets part of the brain's stress system may help reduce alcohol use in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and ...
Sep 30, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Alcohol shown to act in same way as rapid antidepressants
Can having a few drinks help people with clinical depression feel better?
Sep 28, 2016
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