How Alcohol Ravages the Teen BrainJanet Hopson
How does alcohol affect the brain and body? Alcohol starts to alter your brain about 30 seconds after you drink it. You may feel mentally slower and have slower reflexes. You may notice changes in your mood and balance. Alcohol impairs long-term memory so you may not remember what you do...
you should limit your intake to 14 units of alcohol in a week — this is equal to six standard glasses of wine or six pints of lager. Be sure to spread those drinks out evenly over the week and have drink-free days in between. ...
and alcohol before bed. While some people may find a glass of wine helps them nod off, ultimately the effects of alcohol lead to poorer sleep quality as it can disrupt the natural sleep cycle. Lots of liquids may also mean you have to wake up to visit the bathroom through the night. ...
For the first time, they found how alcohol abuse rewires the brain, specifically the amygdala. When they experimented with mice, they found a way to counter this process and stop excessive alcohol consumption. This shows promise for future treatment plans for alcohol abuse....
Before a person is even born, the brain has undergone intense expansion and growth in its complexity. This dramatic development continues into the first years of childhood. After an early boom period, a process of refinement and reduction sets in: childrens' and adolescents' brains respond to ...
The Good News The reasons for why and how individuals consume alcohol are complex, and establishing steadfast rules of consumption appears equally so. Of course, there is great individual variability in how consumers respond to and manage drinking alcohol; however, there is evidence to support the...
This adjustment period can feel similar to detoxing from alcohol or nicotine. Because of this, during the first week, it’s normal to experience a variety of detox-like or flu-like symptoms, commonly called the keto flu. One of the symptoms is headaches, which makes sense if you understand...
Under 18, no alcohol. In spite of this slogan, adolescents still have access to alcohol. But how harmful is that one beer for the adolescent brain? Research, including in Leiden, may provide the answer. Over 43 per cent of young people between the ages of 14 and 18 have drunkalcoholat...
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