Daily Mail - The brain's 'binge
drinking' circuit found: Alcohol creates a 'reward loop' in the mind
that drives people to carry on boozing
The difference
between a swift half and a monster drinking session could all be down
to the way your brain is wired. Researchers in the US claim they have
identified a set of connections between two regions of the brain
which drives binge drinking.
Medical Daily -
Drinking Alcohol While Taking Antidepressants Could Exacerbate
Depression, Increase Drug's Side Effects
Whether you drink
to cap off a taxing work day or to loosen up before or during a
social event, many people enjoy the relaxing qualities of alcohol —
it is a depressant after all.
News-Medical.net -
Research focuses on alcohol-induced blackouts
Alcohol-induced
blackouts, defined as memory loss of all or a portion of events that
occurred during a drinking episode, are reported by approximately 50
percent of drinkers, and are associated with a wide range of negative
consequences, including injury and death.
Science Daily -
Alcohol availability affects local crime patterns
Restrictions on
alcohol availability may be an important crime-control policy, given
that alcohol availability appears to influence crime by increasing
consumption and alcohol-induced impulsivity.
ABC Online - Why
do people talk louder when they drink alcohol?
Alcohol may get
the conversation going at a party, but as the drinks flow you'll find
it harder to tune in. Dr Karl explains how alcohol affects your
hearing.
CBC.ca (Canada) -
Alcohol a factor in 1/3 of deaths of young people says northern
Ontario coroner
Young people and
alcohol continue to be a deadly combination in northern Ontario. In
the past five years, the regional coroner has investigated
approximately 180 deaths of people aged 15-years-old to 21.
The Guardian (UK)
- Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion review – you’ll worry
about your alcohol consumption
There’s a nice
moment in Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion (BBC2, Sunday). Stuart,
an antiques dealer with cirrhosis, is at the specialist liver unit at
King’s College hospital in London having a lot of yellowish liquid
drained from his bloated abdomen.
Medscape - Alcohol
Abuse Mortality Patterns Shift With Age
Alcohol use
disorder is associated with a nearly sixfold increase in all-cause
mortality across age groups, but the risks are linked to individual
and familial predispositions in early adulthood and to the course of
alcohol abuse in later years, new research shows.
Sydney Morning
Herald - Getting older? Why less is more when it comes to alcohol
There's no level
playing field when it comes to drinking - our age and gender all make
a difference to how we handle alcohol.
Medscape - Alcohol
and Processed Meat Link to Stomach Cancer
An analysis from
the World Cancer Research Fund has found "strong evidence"
that alcohol and processed meats can cause stomach cancer. Stomach
cancer is the 16th most common cancer in the UK with around 7,100
cases in 2013. It is more common in men than women.
Medical Xpress
(Australia) - Study finds 60 per cent of Australia's bottle shops
sell alcohol to teens without checking ID
More than half of
Australia's bottle shops are selling alcohol to teenagers without
checking their age, a Deakin University study has found.
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