Alcoholism News

Money Stress May Drive Older Adults to Alcohol, Smoking

November 14th, 2011
Money Stress May Drive Older Adults to Alcohol, SmokingA new study finds that during financial hard times, even some older adults may turn to alcohol or cigarettes as a way to cope. Economic ...

Helping Others Decreases Teens’ Chances of Getting Drunk, Using Drugs

November 12th, 2011
Helping Others Decreases Teens Chances of Getting Drunk, Using DrugsA new study finds that rural teenagers who engage in prosocial behaviors -- such as volunteering and helping others -- are less likely to get ...

Helping Others Stay Clean Can Reduce Teen Cravings

November 10th, 2011
Helping Other’s Stay Clean Can Reduce Teen Cravings Case Western researchers have discovered a new method to reduce a teens craving for alcohol and drugs -- have them help others. The findings stem ...

Fatherhood Helps to Improve Dads’ Behavior

November 8th, 2011
Fatherhood Helps to Improve Dads BehaviorApparently becoming a father is a motivating factor for men to get their act together and straighten up. In a new study, researchers found that after ...

Learning Alternate Memories to Replace Problem Memories

November 7th, 2011
Learn Alternate Memories to Replace Problem MemoriesEmerging research suggests a method to prevent relapse to an old harmful behavior is to match a new behavior to the originating stimulus. Researchers base the new approach ...

Mouse Study Suggests Drug May Prevent Stress-Related Relapse in Male Alcoholics

November 6th, 2011
Mouse Study Suggests Drug May Prevent Stress-Related Relapse in Male AlcoholicsMifepristone (RU-486), an FDA-approved drug currently prescribed to terminate early pregnancy, seems to be effective in helping recovering male alcoholics avoid relapse caused by ...

Low Levels of Neurotransmitter Linked to Impulsivity

November 4th, 2011
Although aggressive and impulsive behavior may result from a combination of factors, new research suggests low levels of a brain neurotransmitter may be at least partly to blame. Impulsive individuals often display aggressive behavior and have challenges ranging from drug and alcohol abuse, ...

Genetics Influence Low Response to Alcohol

October 22nd, 2011
Individuals with a low response level to alcohol display differences in brain activity. This brain difference may contribute to an inability to recognize modest levels of alcohol intoxication, says a study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of ...

New Approach for Substance Abuse among African-Americans

October 18th, 2011
New Approach for Substance Abuse among African-AmericansA new study examined the effectiveness of a motivational counseling approach to treat substance abuse among African-Americans. The study found that African-American women benefited from the ...

Down Economy May Mean More People Drown Their Sorrows

October 14th, 2011
Down Economy May Mean More People Drown Their SorrowsNew research contradicts earlier studies that found an economic downturn means less money for potentially unhealthy behaviors such as excessive drinking; instead, it suggests people ...
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