alcohol
Genome-wide association study of comorbid depressive syndrome and alcohol dependence
Objective: Depression and alcohol dependence (AD) are common psychiatric disorders that often co-occur. Both disorders are genetically influenced, with heritability estimates in the range of 35–60%. In addition, evidence from twin studies suggests that AD and depression are genetically correlated.
Clue as to why alcohol is addicting: Scientists show that drinking releases brain endorphins
Drinking alcohol leads to the release of endorphins in areas of the brain that produce feelings of pleasure and reward, according to a new study.
Alcohol consumption and the intention to engage in unprotected sex: systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental studies
Aims To review and analyse in experimentally controlled studies the impact of alcohol consumption on intentions to engage in unprotected sex. To draw conclusions with respect to the question of whether alcohol has an independent effect on the incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).Methods A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies examined the association between blood alcohol content (BAC) and self-perceived likelihood of using a condom during intercourse.
One trait has huge impact on whether alcohol makes you aggressive
Drinking enough alcohol to become intoxicated increases aggression significantly in people who have one particular personality trait, according to new research. But people without that trait don't get any more aggressive when drunk than they would when they're sober. That trait is the ability to consider the future consequences of current actions.
Mortality in people with depressive, anxiety and alcohol use disorders in Finland.
Markkula N, Härkänen T, Perälä J, et al. | |
Living in the here and now: interrelationships between impulsivity, mindfulness, and alcohol misuse
Abstract
Rationale Impulsivity and mindfulness both emphasize orientation to the present, and both have been linked to alcohol misuse, but the
relationship between the two is not clearly understood.
Objectives The objectives of this study are to examine the relationships between elements of impulsivity and mindfulness and to examine
both variables in relation to alcohol misuse.
Method Young adults (N = 116) were assessed for alcohol use, mindfulness, and impulsivity
Cigarette and alcohol use at historic low among teens
Cigarette and alcohol use by eighth, 10th and 12th-graders are at their lowest point since the Monitoring the Future survey began polling teenagers in 1975, according to this year's survey results. However, this positive news is tempered by a slowing rate of decline in teen smoking as well as continued high rates of abuse of other tobacco products (e.g., hookahs, small cigars, smokeless tobacco), marijuana and prescription drugs.
The Alcohol Clinical Trials Initiative (ACTIVE): Purpose and Goals for Assessing Important and Salient Issues for Medications Development in Alcohol Use Disorders
The Alcohol Clinical Trials Initiative (ACTIVE): Purpose and Goals for Assessing Important and Salient Issues for Medications Development in Alcohol Use Disorders
Neuropsychopharmacology 37,
402 (January 2012). doi:10.1038/npp.2011.182
Authors: Raymond F Anton, Raye Z Litten, Daniel E Falk, Joseph M Palumbo, Raymond T Bartus, Rebecca L Robinson, Henry R Kranzler, Thomas R Kosten, Roger E Meyer, Charles P O'Brien, Karl Mann
& Didier Meulien