We also discuss associations that appear to resolve following short-term abstinence, and attentional deficits that appear to persist. These findings can be useful in guiding earlier educational interventions for adolescents, and clarifying the neural sequelae of early alcohol and cannabis use to the ...
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Age, Alcohol Use, and Brain Function: Yoda Says, "With Age and Alcohol, Confused Is the Force" Alcohol dependence is a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by neuroadaptations that may result in the emergence of negative affective states and stress responses upon discontinuation of alcohol use....
Studies link alcohol consumption during pregnancy to poor perinatal outcomes: miscarriage, preterm birth, and low birthweight [1]. Perinatal alcohol use may also induce long-term neurological alterations to the shape and connectivity of the human brain [2,3]. These subsequent lifelong behavioral and...
Heavy alcohol consumption may harm the developing brain, significantly impairing learning, memory and thinking in young people
Women's Ways of Drinking: College Women, High-Risk Alcohol Use, and Negative Consequences The purpose of this study is to explore college women's high-risk alcohol use and related consequences to form a gender-related perspective of their drinki... MA Smith,JB Berger - 《Journal of College...
alcohol use-related cognitive impairments across multiple domains, from learning and memory to decision-making and cognitive flexibility. Therefore, the goal of this systematic review was to examine the evidence of age-related differences in the effect of alcohol on the brain and cognitive outcomes, ...
Progress has been made in asking older people about their alcohol use within bothpublic healthandmental healthpolicy. But this not yet happened for the detection of brain damage in people who drinkalcohol. Giving equal importance to both our brain and our liver can help us stay in better healt...
(47%) are the most common negative impacts on daily life. People often struggle to maintain their jobs, parental responsibilities, housing, financial health and hygiene. Alcohol use can even threaten someone’s freedom due to legal issues. Left untreated, alcoholism can destroy everything the ...
A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted during August to November 2005 with 880 youths (16-24 years-old), including 412 males and 468 females in Nha Trang city, Vietnam. It aimed to examine the association between alcohol use and sexual behaviors by gender difference. The data reve...