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The development of alcohol dependence is posited to involve numerous changes in brain chemistry (i.e., neurotransmission) that lead to physiological signs of withdrawal upon abstinence from alcohol as well as promote vulnerability to relapse in dependent people. These neuroadaptive changes often occur ...
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...
there is great individual variability in how consumers respond to and manage drinking alcohol; however, there is evidence to support the old adage of "the dose makes the poison." While the literature on excessive and chronic drinking is
Every year or so, it seems, a new study comes along to complicate the debate over the risks versus benefits of alcohol use. Is a glass of wine a day good for your heart, or does it raise your risk of cancer? Does drinking beer lower your blood pressure, or raise it? Is it healthi...
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...
Parents, studies show that you are the leading influence on your kid’s decision to drink, or not to drink, alcohol. It’s important to explain to your kids why adults can drink alcohol, and kids can’t. Our resources have the facts about the impact of alcohol on a developing brain, ...
According to the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 46.3 million people (16.5 percent of the population) had a substance use disorder within the year. Alcohol use disorder was the most common SUD, affecting 29.5 million people. How Substance Use Activates the Brain's Reward System ...
Research has found that light-to-moderate alcohol intake does not cause weight gain. Instead, regular heavy drinking may lead to weight gain over time. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) defines heavy drinking as more than three drinks per day or seven drinks per ...
Why does being drunk feel good? It all has to do with endorphins. Drinking alcohol releases our endorphins — those are the chemicals that produce feelings of pleasure — in areas of the brain. That's why many some people feel happy and have more courage when they've had seve...