From the University of Missouri-Columbia press release via ScienceDaily: Saving bar patrons’ time on their commute home could save lives. A pair of studies by University of Missouri psychologists found that people who reported drinking…
From the Queensland University of Technology press release via MedicalXpress: Teenagers who binge drink risk inhibiting part of their brain’s development and many are laying the groundwork for alcoholism down the track a Queensland University…
From the University of Georgia press release via EurekAlert!: Young adult women are engaging in heavy drinking behavior in greater numbers. A new study has looked at the influence of impulsivity-related traits and drinking motives…
From Loyola Marymount University press release via EurekAlert!: Prior research has shown that “pre-drinking” by young people leads to heavier drinking and greater harm. A study using Internet cell-phone questionnaires examined pre-drinking by young adults…
From the University of Bristol press release via EurekAlert!: Dr Angela Attwood and colleagues from Bristol’s School of Experimental Psychology recruited 160 social drinkers aged 18-40 with no history of alcoholism to attend two experimental…
From the Yale University press release by Bill Hathaway via MedicalXpress: By administering a simple behavioral test, Yale researchers were able to predict which mice would later exhibit alcoholism-related behaviors such as the inability to…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: Why do some colleges have persistently high levels of binge drinking? It may be because, at these schools, binge drinking is associated with high status and…
From the American Sociological Association press release via EurekAlert!: New research examining relationships and the use of alcohol finds that while a long-term marriage appears to curb men’s drinking, it’s associated with a slightly higher…
From the Yale University School of Medicine and University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Research shows that the earlier one drinks, the greater the chances of later alcohol-related problems. Researchers examined age at first…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via EurekAlert!: Many studies have found that problem drinking is related to subsequent unemployment; however, the reverse association is unclear. Some studies have found that unemployment can increase total…