Tag: alcohol

Study suggests teens can avoid early alcohol misuse through personality management

From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: In a study published in the very first issue of the new journal JAMA Psychiatry, researchers from Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center,… Read more »

Study suggests protective communities may reduce risk of drinking in teens

From the Pennsylvania State University press release via EurekAlert!: Living in a caring community may help curb teenage alcohol use, while hanging out with antisocial peers can have the opposite… Read more »

Study suggests impaired executive function may exacerbate impulsiveness and risk of developing alcohol dependence

From the Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne press release via EurekAlert!: Executive function (EF) guides complex behavior such as planning, decision-making, and response control. Alcohol dependence (AD) is known to impair… Read more »

Study suggests alcohol marketers use drinker identity and brand allegiance to entice underage youth

From the Brown University press release via EurekAlert!: Underage youth are regularly exposed to alcohol marketing. New research has examined associations between alcohol marketing and binge drinking by youth. Results… Read more »

Researchers find gene which may be marker for those who drink for alcohol’s rewarding effects

From the UCLA press release via EurekAlert!: Previous research has found that individuals who become more energized, talkative, and/or social when they drink – versus sedated or sleepy – are… Read more »

Study suggests early drunkenness may up risk of alcohol problems in later life

From the Addiction Switzerland press release via EurekAlert!: Many researchers and clinicians believe that an early age at first drink (AFD) can lead to alcohol problems. A new study challenges… Read more »

Study suggests chronic alcohol and marijuana use during youth can compromise white-matter integrity

From the UCSD press release via EurekAlert!: Chronic alcohol and marijuana during youth is associated with worsened neurocognitive abilities into later adolescence and adulthood. A new study examines fiber tract… Read more »

Study suggests AA participation helps men and women in different ways

From the Massachussetts General Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: A new study finds differences in the ways that participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) helps men and women maintain sobriety. Two… Read more »

Study suggests parental involvement plays important role in preventing kids’ alcohol, marijuana use

From the NC State University press release: New research from North Carolina State University, Brigham Young University and the Pennsylvania State University finds that parental involvement is more important than… Read more »