No safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy, suggest researchers
Brain connectivity issues found in children who have experienced prenatal alcohol exposure.Credit: Gao Lin and Linda Sommerlade WASHINGTON, D.C., April ...
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Teens prefer harm reduction messaging on substance use
Zero-tolerance messaging tuned out by most teenagersCredit: University of British Columbia For many parents, talking to their children about substance ...
College-age males at bars, parties more likely to be sexually aggressive
College men who frequently attend parties or go to bars are more likely to be sexually aggressive compared to those ...
PCORI award seeks to support students in recovery
Project is the first major effort in the UC system to assess the needs of students in recovery The UC ...
Study confirms value of exposure therapy for vets with PTSD, alcohol problems
Prolonged exposure therapy is more effective at treating PTSD than Seeking Safety, a coping skills therapy, for patients who also ...
The secret to a stable society? A steady supply of beer doesn’t hurt
Archaeologists recreate ancient brewing techniques to learn how beer kept an empire afloatCredit: Donna Nash A thousand years ago, the ...
Heavy drinkers consuming more than half of all alcohol
Credit: Unsplash La Trobe University researchers have found the heaviest drinking 10 per cent of Australians drink over half the ...
Universities lead effort to help Appalachians trapped by opioid epidemic
Researchers team up with health care and service providers to confront opioid problemCredit: Virginia Tech Go to Google and type: ...
Indicators of despair rising among Gen X-ers entering middle age
Indicators of despair--depression, suicidal ideation, drug use and alcohol abuse--are rising among Americans in their late 30s and early 40s ...
Forcing a smile for customers linked with more drinking after work
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Employees who force themselves to smile and be happy in front of customers -- or who ...
Alcohol-induced brain damage continues after alcohol is stopped
These results refute the current belief that changes in the brain begin to normalize immediately after stopping alcohol consumptionCredit: Silvia ...
Study reveals genes associated with heavy drinking and alcoholism
Collaborative, Penn-led study finds unique genetic variants may inform future treatments for each alcohol disorder PHILADELPHIA - A large genomic ...
New study calculates alcohol cancer risk in cigarette equivalents to help communicate risk
The well-established link between cancer and tobacco may provide a way to help communicate the links between moderate levels of ...
Hearing loss before 50 may mean higher risk of drug and alcohol issues
National study shows prescription opioid use disorder is twice as high among deaf and hard-of-hearing young and middle-aged adults, compared ...
Many recovering from addiction have chronic health problems, diminished quality of life
More than a third of those in recovery have health problems related to previous substance use Alcohol and other substance-use ...
Does alcohol consumption have an effect on arthritis?
Several previous studies have demonstrated that moderate alcohol consumption is linked with less severe disease and better quality of life ...
Problem drinking linked to HIV, other sexually transmitted infections in Ugandan youth, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Youth living in the slums of Uganda who are infected with both HIV and sexually transmitted ...
Binge drinking in adolescence may increase risk for anxiety later in life
A growing body of evidence supports the idea that alcohol exposure early in life has lasting effects on the brain ...
Moderate alcohol consumption linked with high blood pressure
Study among the first to suggest moderate drinking harms, rather than protects, heart health A study of more than 17,000 ...
Social anxiety disorder may increase risk of alcoholism
New research published in Depression and Anxiety indicates that, unlike other anxiety disorders, social anxiety disorder may have a direct ...
