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- Middle Aged Adults Trying to Avoid the Peer Pressure to Drink
- Immune System Influences Alcohol-Related Behavior
Researchers have discovered that the immune system may have a significant role in the way the body reacts to alcohol consumption. more...
- Fatherhood Leads to Decrease in Substance Use
According to a Medical News Today article, a 19-year long study of males showed that when men became dads they exhibited decreases in alcohol, crime and tobacco use. more...
- Alcoholics Suffer Acute Memory Loss, Yet Are Unaware of Their Deficits
A new study has found that alcoholism negatively impacts an alcoholic's metamemory, or one's self-awareness of their memory. more...
- Religion Can Have a Positive Influence in Deterring Alcohol Use Among Adolescents
Study found that religiosity can moderate genetic effects on problem alcohol use during adolescence, but not during early adult life. more...
- Higher Risk of Drunken Violence Linked to Suppressed Anger
Individuals who suppress anger on a day-to-day basis are more likely to become violent while drunk than those who do not suppress anger. more...
- Study Links Alcohol Abuse to HIV Progression
A study suggests that frequent alcohol intake, alone or in combination with crack cocaine, accelerates HIV disease progression. more...
- Alcohol Causes Increases in Fatal Crashes Among Female Drivers
Alcohol is playing an increasing role in the rising toll of fatal car crashes involving young women drivers in the United States. more...
- Study Examines Next-Day Task Performance After Bourbon or Vodka Consumption
In studying women and men and their consumption of either bourbon or vodka and next-day task performance, researchers measured the hangover impact the next morning compared to a placebo. more...
- More Young Girls in London are Drinking Alcohol
New research finds that more young girls in the 11-15 age group are drinking alcohol in London, as are young people in Pakistani and Bangladesh communities, where alcohol is prohibited. more...
