Many people are wired to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as rewarding when you are hungry and water as rewarding when you are thirsty. But addictive substances like alcohol and drugs of abuse can overwhelm the natural reward pathways in your brain, resulting in intolerable cravings and reduced impulse control.
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National Council for
Mental Wellbeing (USA) - Alcohol Consumption: A Sobering Problem
Our relationship with alcohol remains complicated. We acknowledge the
dangers that drinking presents — from health effects to underage drinking to
drunk driving deaths — but the party keeps rolling. We even glorify alcohol
consumption. Anderson Cooper downed a shot of tequila on live television to
celebrate the New Year, and it’s possible that few people gave it a second
thought.
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Washington Post - AI
could flag patients’ dangerous alcohol use before surgery
Alcohol can cause risky surgical complications for patients who drink in
the days leading up to a procedure, but signs of dangerous alcohol use aren’t
always obvious on a patient’s chart. Artificial intelligence could help bring
such problems to light, a new analysis suggests.
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Medical Xpress - Study:
Women with alcohol-related liver disease have greater mortality risk than men
with condition
Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and colleagues
found that women with fatty liver disease related to alcohol consumption have
almost twice the risk of dying within a certain time period than men with the
same condition.
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Euractiv - Europeans
drink less every day but health experts warn of rise in binge drinking
Alcohol consumption trends have shifted in recent years, with daily
consumption declining but occasional binge drinking continues to rise,
according to a study published on Tuesday (23 January) by the French health
agency SPF, which reflects a similar trend across Europe.
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Psychology Today (USA)
- What's New in Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder
Many people who have a sibling suffering from alcohol use disorder want to
keep abreast of what’s happening in society related to drinking and what’s new
in the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Recently I asked Dr. Petros Levounis,
M.D., M.A., an addiction specialist, to update me on a few topics.
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South China Morning
Post (South Korea) - Does South Korea have a drinking problem? Recent cases
highlight ‘manly’ culture, need for alcohol law changes
South Korea’s alcohol laws and drinking culture have come under the
spotlight following recent news involving drunk drivers consuming more alcohol
to fudge post-accident tests, a surgeon caught inebriated while performing
surgery and two police officers fined for not helping an intoxicated person who
later froze to death.
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RTE (Ireland) - More
women seeking help for 'problem drinking'
Fiona O'Neill from Co Tipperary wants to warn others of how a bad habit can
quickly lead to a serious problem.
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The Journal (Ireland)
- Most Dublin school children who drink obtain alcohol from their parents
and other adults
THE MAJORITY OF school children are obtaining alcohol from their parents
and other adults a new study has revealed.
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News-Medical - Women
using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatized when seeking treatment
Women using drugs and alcohol can feel stigmatized and shamed when seeking
support from professional services, a new study has found.
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IAS Blog (Australia) -
10% of drinkers consume over half of all alcohol consumed in Australia
Despite the ubiquity of alcohol consumption in Australia across the general
population, the majority of alcohol is consumed by a small subset of heavy
drinkers. In 2019, we found that the heaviest drinking 10% of the Australian
population drank 54.1% of all alcohol consumed and the heaviest drinking 5%
drank 36.1% of all alcohol consumed (Cook, Mojica-Perez, Callinan, 2022).
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NordAN (Norway) - New
report: More risky alcohol use among employed than unemployed in Norway
A new report from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI),
commissioned by Akan Competence Center, shows that risky alcohol use is more
prevalent among employed individuals than those who are unemployed.
Additionally, the report indicates that the use of illegal substances among the
employed is closely linked to risky alcohol use.
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AlcoholAndCancer
(Finland) - Finnish study links lifestyle choices to cancer risk: A 40-year
analysis
A comprehensive study in Finland, conducted over four decades, has provided
significant insights into how lifestyle factors, including smoking,
overweight/obesity, and alcohol consumption, contribute to cancer risk.
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