TV alcohol advertising may play role in underage drinking
Apr 30, 2012 17:57
Minors who were familiar with television alcohol advertisements were more likely to have tried alcoholic beverages and binge...
Curbing college binge drinking: What role do ‘alcohol expectancies’ play?
Apr 18, 2012 16:06
Researchers at The Miriam Hospital say interventions targeting what college students often see as the pleasurable effects...
Peers influence adolescent drinking, but not always how you might expect
Apr 17, 2012 17:10
Drinking during adolescence has both short- and long-term negative health consequences. Prior research has shown that peer...
Feelings of immaturity accompany alcohol misuse into adulthood
Apr 17, 2012 16:37
Tipping back one too many cocktails during an individual’s early 20s doesn’t correlate to a personal sense of immaturity;...
Some people may be more susceptible to alcohol-induced fragmentary blackouts
Mar 17, 2012 20:31
Alcohol’s effects on memory range from mild deficits to alcohol-induced blackouts. That said, very little research...
Alcohol-dependent individuals have problems transferring new knowledge to new contexts
Mar 16, 2012 19:38
Chronic and excessive drinking is associated with structural, physiological, and functional changes in multiple regions of...
Underage drinking laws reduce future criminal behavior
Feb 24, 2012 19:33
Do strict underage drinking laws really have a positive impact on society? A recent study finds that strictly enforcing possession...
Many young people don’t know what constitutes sensible alcohol consumption
Feb 21, 2012 18:23
A new study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review reveals that young people do not possess the knowledge or skills...
Brain’s caudate nucleus and frontal cortex are less active in people who drink more
Feb 20, 2012 19:55
Alcohol abuse and dependence are common problems in the United States due to a number of factors, two of which may be social...
National guardsmen face a high risk of developing alcohol abuse problems following deployment
Feb 16, 2012 20:24
Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems...
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