Tag: drinking

Study suggests alcohol use, anxiety may predict emotional connectedness to Facebook

From the University of Missouri-Columbia  press release via ScienceDaily: With nearly one billion users worldwide, Facebook has become a daily activity for hundreds of millions of people. Because so many… Read more »

Study suggests older people may be at greater risk for alcohol impairment

From the Baylor press release via EurekAlert!: An acute dose of alcohol may cause greater impairment in coordination, learning and memory in the elderly than in young people, according to… Read more »

Study suggests both heavy and incompatible drinking can increase chances of divorce

From the Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research press release via ScienceDaily: High levels of drinking have repeatedly been shown to predict divorce. The most cited explanation for this is that… Read more »

Study suggests excessive alcohol use in young people could have lasting effects on brain

From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: Excessive alcohol use accounts for 4% of the global burden of disease, and binge drinking particularly is becoming an increasing health issue. A… Read more »

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 »

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 »