From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: A growing body of evidence supports the idea that alcohol exposure early in life has lasting effects on the brain and increases the risk of psychological…
From the Wiley press release: New research published in Depression and Anxiety indicates that, unlike other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder may have a direct effect on alcoholism. For the study, researchers assessed alcoholism, social anxiety disorder,…
From the Massachusetts General Hospital press release: Vivid dreams involving drinking and drug use are common among individuals in recovery. A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Recovery Research Institute, published in the January…
From the University of Illinois at Chicago press release: Binge drinking in adolescence has been shown to have lasting effects on the wiring of the brain and is associated with increased risk for psychological problems…
From the Rutgers University press release: Binge and heavy drinking may trigger a long-lasting genetic change, resulting in an even greater craving for alcohol, according to a Rutgers-led study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental…
From the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs press release: College students who binge drink are frequently posting on social media while intoxicated and show signs of social media “addiction,” according to a new…
From the Penn State press release: Alcohol abuse is more complicated than simply drinking too much. There may be five separate types of problem drinkers, according to Penn State researchers, and each one may be…
From the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs press release: Alcohol advertisements on social media sites such as Facebook can increase young adults’ desire to drink if the ads contain pro-drinking comments from users.…
From the Frontiers press release: Gene expression in an area of the brain linked to addiction is affected differently by repeated binge drinking in males and females, finds a new study published today in Frontiers in…
From the University of Bath press release: The effects of a heavy drinking session on our thoughts and performance may last longer we think, according to a new study. The research, published in the journal Addiction from…