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- Patients Experiencing Weight Loss Surgery May Have Higher Chance for Alcoholism
When people go in for weight loss surgery, they may come home with a notably increased risk for developing an alcohol addiction, says a research report posted on Time Healthland. The study could help experts understand more about the complex factors related to alcohol and substance addiction. Read More…
- Drinking Higher Among Men in Low Income Neighborhoods
Does socioeconomic background make a difference when it comes to alcohol consumption? According to this Science Daily release, a study led by research Flora Matheson found that low-income neighborhood men consume more than three times as many alcoholic drinks each week as women in the same neighborhoods. Read More…
- Alcohol and Marijuana Use Linked to STIs Among Young People
A new study by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine has found that marijuana and alcohol use among adolescents and young adults are strongly associated with sex, which often leads to the diagnosis of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Lead author Jeanette Tetrualt, assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine, said that the results of the study suggest that primary care doctors should screen adolescents and young adults for substance abuse.
- 23-Year-Old Man Dies After Overdosing on Caffeine Powder
A 23-year-old British man reportedly died from overdosing on caffeine in Mansfield, England. Michael Lee Bradford bought caffeine powder online and downed spoonfuls of the powder at a party. The inquest into the incident ruled that the powder amounted to about 70 energy drinks.
- Link Discovered Among Puberty, Sleep Problems, and Alcohol Use Among Young Adolescents
A new study discovered that those who enter puberty earlier and tend to go to bed later are more likely to start drinking earlier in life. The study will be published in Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research in September.
- Studying the Separate and Joint Effects of Alcohol and Tobacco on the Brain
A new study has found that alcohol abuse elevated the expression of a distinct set of genes in the brain’s nucleus accumbens (NAC) and ventral tegmental area (VTA), while nicotine blunted this effect in the VTA. The NAC is a core region of the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system and is interconnected with the VTA and the prefrontal cortex. The mesocorticolimbic system is thought to be central to the reinforcing effects of many drugs and plays an important role in addiction.
- Hangovers Impair Judgment in Young Adults
According to a new study, the effects of intoxication last long after booze leaves the blood, not only leaving a nasty hangover but also slowing reaction times and the ability to concentrate the next morning.
- Study Finds Alcohol Outlets Lead to Specific Problems among Youth
Prior studies have not only demonstrated a clear connection between alcohol outlets and alcohol-related problems, they have also shown that certain types of outlets are associated with different types of problem outcomes. A new study shows that a particular group, underage youth and young adults, have specific problems–injury accidents, traffic crashes, and assaults that are related to specific types of alcohol outlets–off-premise outlets, bars and restaurants.
- Alcohol May Activate More Body Stress in Females
A new study suggests that alcohol-related physiological stress responses are much higher in females than in males. This finding comes as a result of a researcher at Idaho State University’s search for gender-specific differences in how alcohol affects the brain.