Alcoholism News

Alcohol Lights Up Brain’s Pleasure Centers

January 12th, 2012
Researchers have determined that drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward. Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco, report this is ...

CDC: One in Six Adults Is a Binge Drinker

January 11th, 2012
CDC: One in Six Adults Is a Binge Drinker New estimates from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that one in six adults in ...

Alcohol Ups Aggression in Present-Focused Drinkers

December 21st, 2011
Alcohol Ups Aggression in Present-Focused DrinkersGetting drunk increases aggression in people who have one particular personality trait: the inability to consider the future consequences of current behavior, according to new ...

Health Screens Limit Substance Abuse in Pregnancy

December 21st, 2011
Health Screens Limit Substance Abuse in PregnancyPregnant women who smoke cigarettes, use alcohol or take drugs increase the risk of medical complications for the baby and mother. That's well-established ...

Texting for Alcohol Intervention in High-Risk Young Adults

December 16th, 2011
Texting for Alcohol Intervention in High-Risk Young AdultsA new study explores text messaging as a method to interact with young adults to reduce alcohol consumption and ...

Cigarettes Down, Marijuana Use Steady in Teen Survey

December 15th, 2011
Mixed Results on Teen Substance AbuseFederal officials report a yearly survey suggests cigarette and alcohol use by eighth, 10th and 12th-graders are at their lowest point in more than 25 ...

Alcoholics’ Brains Must Work Harder

November 18th, 2011
Alcoholics Brains Must Work Harder Alcoholics can perform a simple finger-tapping exercise as well as their sober counterparts, but their brains must work a lot harder to do it, according ...

Gene Variants May Factor into Impulsivity, Substance Abuse

November 17th, 2011
Genes Linked to Impulsiveness, Alcohol Problems Researchers believe genetics can influence impulsivity and other forms of risky behavior, especially among males -- a link supported by a new study from the  University of ...

Teen Alcohol Use Can Hike Breast Cancer Risk

November 16th, 2011
Teen Alcohol Consumption Can Increase Breast Cancer Risk A new study looks at childhood and adolescent risk factors for benign breast disease among girls with a family history of breast cancer. Benign breast disease ...

Childhood Aggression Linked to Poor Adult Health

November 15th, 2011
Childhood Aggression Linked to Poor Adult Health  A new Canadian population health study finds that childhood aggression is strongly linked to high utilization of medical resources and overall poor health in ...
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