Factors that may contribute to elevated risk of alcohol use disorder in adolescence
Factors that may contribute to elevated risk of alcohol use disorder in adolescence News Medical and Life Sciences Reviewed by Kate Anderton, B.Sc. (Editor) February 18, 2020 Alcohol misuse is common among adolescents, and increases the risk of developing a chronic alcohol use disorder (AUD) in the future. Adolescents respond differently to alcohol compared with adults […]
Study: Alcohol Is Fueling an ‘Urgent Public Health Crisis’ in the U.S.
Study: Alcohol Is Fueling an ‘Urgent Public Health Crisis’ in the U.S. Alcohol is killing Americans across boundaries of age, gender and race, new research shows. Source: U.S. News & World Report By Katelyn Newman Feb. 21, 2020 More than 425,000 alcohol-induced deaths occurred from 2000 to 2016 in the U.S., according to a new […]
One alcoholic drink a day makes you live longer: Scientists find drinkers are 40 per cent more likely to reach 90
One alcoholic drink a day makes you live longer: Scientists find drinkers are 40 per cent more likely to reach 90 Age-extending effects were confined to those who stuck to one drink a day The study found that binge-drinkers died earlier than those who abstained One spirit a day was found to help men and […]