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Positive Attitudes about Moderate Drinking Reduce Alcohol-Related Harms in College Students

College students’ attitudes about their own drinking predict how much they will drink, how many alcohol-related consequences they will experience, and their odds of experiencing blackouts. A study published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental...
24-Mar-2025 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Alcohol Dependence Linked to History of Mental Health Problems, Attempted Suicide

Men with alcohol dependence who also have a history of mental health issues or hazardous drug use were significantly more likely to have attempted suicide, according to a study just published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research. The large...
24-Mar-2025 8:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Screening Test Can Identify Subtle Signs of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in Newborns, Potentially Facilitating Early Developmental Intervention, Study Suggests

The developmental risk linked to mild-to-moderate prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) can be identified in infants, according to a study that tested a screening tool with 130 newborns. In alcohol-exposed babies, the tool picked up subtle differences in...
24-Mar-2025 8:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Higher Alcohol Use Among Queer Black Sexual and Gender Minorities Linked to Drinking Behaviors in Their Social Circles, Anxiety, Latine Ethnicity, and Growing Up Exposed to Problematic Drinking

Black sexual minority men and transgender women (sexual and gender minorities; SGM) consume more alcohol on average than people in the general population.
24-Mar-2025 8:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Warning Labels about Breast Cancer Risk from Alcohol May Encourage Women to Reduce Drinking

Messages warning about the association between alcohol use and breast cancer may be effective in alerting women to the risk and spurring them to reduce their drinking. A study of women in their twenties, published in Alcohol: Clinical and...
19-Feb-2025 7:25 AM EST Add to Favorites

Even Modest Alcohol Use Contributes to Accelerated Brain Aging and Behavioral Inflexibility, With Deficits Evident Early in Adult Life, Study Suggests

Alcohol use leads to earlier brain aging and impaired behavioral flexibility, with those effects detectable even among adults in their 20s and 30s, according to an innovative study. Hazardous drinking is known to be linked to cognitive-behavioral...
19-Feb-2025 7:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

Study Links Immune System Dysfunction in Adults to Childhood Trauma and Heavy Drinking

Adverse experiences in childhood and heavy alcohol use may alter the body’s immune system. A study of adults with alcohol use disorder published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research found that those who had experienced trauma as children...
19-Feb-2025 7:30 AM EST Add to Favorites

Critical Need for Regulation to Protect People with Substance Use Disorder From Exploitative Marketing Practices on Social Media

People seeking online support for addiction recovery may encounter cynical marketing by the addiction treatment industry that sometimes prioritizes financial gain over clients’ health and well-being, according to a study of public discourse around...
19-Feb-2025 7:20 AM EST Add to Favorites


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