Adolescence is a time of transition between childhood and adulthood characterized by numerous biological, psychological, and social changes that make this age group more susceptible to initiating and using alcohol. This chapter describes drinking behaviors that are typical during adolescence and the ways ...
Despite evidence that frequent family meals are associated with low levels of substance use during adolescence, prior studies have not examined the role of how adolescents perceive mealtimes. We examined family meal frequency, family connectedness, perceived priority, atmosphere and structure of mealtimes...
This study investigated how exposure to acute stress and intermittent alcohol use during adolescence impacts male and female rats as they reach young adulthood. Our research involved first measuring the levels of stress hormones in the blood to see how these early experiences influenced the body’s ...
Chronic alcohol consumption during adolescence, even at moderate levels, led to a decrease of motor activity in mice, and also a concerted down regulation of signaling pathway initiating factor (SPIF) genes in the DCM signaling pathway, including β1-adrenergic receptor (Adrb1), Gs protein (Gnas...
Recently, it has been suggested that impairments in executive functioning might be risk factors for the onset of alcohol use rather than a result of heavy alcohol use. In the present study, we examined whether two aspects of executive functioning, working memory and response inhibition, predicted ...
Alcohol-induced changes to mPFC and OFC have been shown previously using varied experimental approaches. For example, an 11 day treatment of alcohol via intraperitoneal injection during adolescence resulted in reduced glia, but no effect on neurons, in the adult mPFC in rats64. Furthermore, adolesc...
Age of onset and DSM-5 alcohol use disorder in late adolescence – A cohort study from Sweden To examine if the prevalence of DSM-5 alcohol use disorder (AUD) differs between two groups with different age of onset of alcohol use and if endorsement o... J Raninen,S Callinan,G Gmel,....
Furthermore, the weight of the gastrocnemius was also significantly increased by approximately 60% in mature animals (428 ± 18 mg wet weight), compared to young rats (266 ± 6 mg). As a result of these changes, the gastrocnemius-to-body weight ratio was not significantly altered between ...
The transitional period from adolescence to young adulthood had a significant impact on both alcohol consumption and use of cannabis. There was a higher alcohol consumption among those who had left their parental home. The consumption was lower among those who had established an adult social role ...
Puberty And Sleep Regulation Can Influence Alcohol Use During Early AdolescenceSara Pieters, M.Sc