Youth Drinking Cultures, Social Networking and Alcohol Marketing
Posted on May 14, 2013 in Addiction
Preventing alcohol abuse, especially among young people, has long been a focus of public-health campaigns. But despite the well-publicised social and medical consequences of drinking too much it’s clear that for many, heavy drinking has become a normal part of life. And now, public-health professionals have a new force to contend with in their battle...
Read MoreAddiction and the family
Posted on May 3, 2013 in Addiction
The members of an alcoholic/addicted family adopt roles to maintain peace and balance among themselves. One researcher likened this to a ‘mobile’ hanging from the ceiling where each piece keeps the others in balance. When one piece of the mobile changes or falls off the others become chaotic and out of balance. When the family is chaotic, out of balance the...
Read MoreThanks to rare alpine bacteria, researchers identify one of alcohol’s key gateways to the brain
Posted on Apr 28, 2013 in Science
. It’s a major step on the road to eventually developing drugs that could disrupt the interaction between alcohol and the brain. “Now that we’ve identified this key brain protein and understand its structure, it’s possible to imagine developing a drug that could block the binding site,” said Adron Harris, professor of...
Read MoreAre Women More Vulnerable to Alcohol’s Effects?
Posted on Apr 13, 2013 in Addiction
Women appear to be more vulnerable than men to many adverse consequences of alcohol use. Women achieve higher concentrations of alcohol in the blood and become more impaired than men after drinking equivalent amounts of alcohol. Research also suggests that women are more susceptible than men to alcohol-related organ damage and to trauma resulting from traffic...
Read MoreFeelings of Immaturity Accompany Alcohol Misuse Into Adulthood
Posted on Apr 3, 2013 in Addiction, Mental Health
Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual’s early 20s doesn’t correlate to a personal sense of immaturity; however if this habit doesn’t stop as they reach age 30, young adults can feel psychologically underdeveloped, according to a University of Missouri study. Helping young adults acknowledge their mental impulse to...
Read MoreAnti-Stress Peptide May Block Alcohol Dependence
Posted on Mar 23, 2013 in Addiction
New research by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has underlined the power of an endogenous anti-stress peptide in the brain to prevent and even reverse some of the cellular effects of acute alcohol and alcohol dependence in animal models. The work could lead to the development of novel drugs to treat alcoholism. The new study, led by Scripps...
Read MoreAcetaldehyde Formed After Alcohol Consumption Damages DNA, May Increase Risk Of Cancer
Posted on Mar 20, 2013 in Addiction, Medical
Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of cancer, scientists are reporting the first evidence from research on people explaining how the popular beverage may be carcinogenic. The results, which have special implications for hundreds of millions of people of Asian descent, were reported here today at the 244th...
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