Here’s Why Doctors Are Begging You Not to Take Tylenol While Hungover Well + Good By Oladimeji Ewumi March 26, 2023 Whether you’re sipping from a fancy glass or gulping straight through the bottle, alcohol can make it tempting to keep drinking more. The reason: On your first few glasses, alcohol causes dopamine–a feel-good hormone–to flood the brain’s reward center,

Scotland: Making Cheap Booze More Expensive A study has found significant health benefits. Outside the Beltway By James Joyner March 26, 2023 USA Today (“The argument for making alcohol more expensive: It could save lives, study suggests.”): In 2018, the Scottish government made drinks more expensive if it contained more alcohol. It was an effort to reduce drinking in Scotland,

E. Africa: Why alcohol health literacy awareness matters The Citizen By: The Citizen Reporter, Media/news company Mwananchi Communication Limmited Monday, March 27, 2023 Summary Tanzania is among the countries that are heavily affected by harmful alcohol consumption, which endangers the lives of consumers and innocent bystanders. A new initiative called global smart drinking goals is addressing this challenge. A few

A vicious cycle: How alcohol’s impact on the brain makes us more likely to drink Research shows link between neuroimmune system and alcohol use disorder Binghamton University By Jennifer Micale March 23, 2023 Heavy alcohol use creates a vicious cycle: It changes signaling pathways in the brain, which in turn affects cognitive functions like decision-making and impulse control — and

Study explores association between alcohol outlet density and violent crime in historically redlined neighborhoods Medical Xpress By The City University of New York March 22, 2023 Low-income neighborhoods that were subject to federally sanctioned redlining beginning in the 1930s tend to host high concentrations of businesses that sell alcohol for either on- or off-premise consumption. A new study by Assistant

Improving quality of life for older adults with alcohol problems Medical Xpress by Elin Andersson, Umea University March 22, 2023 Substance use problems, particularly alcohol problems, are “invisible epidemic” among older adults. In his thesis “Alcohol and aging: a multimethod study on heterogeneity and multidimensionality,” Wossenseged Birhane Jemberie, doctoral researcher at Department of Social Work and the Center for Demographic