alcohol

Alcohol appears in various products, but most familiar are alcoholic beverages that include ethanol, a psychoactive drug that depresses the central nervous system. Heavier drinkers develop higher tolerances to alcohol’s effects as the brain and body adjust to accept the constant presence of alcohol in the system. Over-consumption of alcohol can result in alcohol poisoning.



Articles Related to alcohol

Fewer Young People Exposed to Alcohol Ads in Magazines, but Beer Ads Have Increased

In the United States, most young people begin drinking alcohol at age 13, and every day, more than 5,000 kids under 16 have their first taste of alcohol. With the prevalence of underage drinking, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health decided to look into how many young people...
August 10th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Genes May Determine Susceptibility to Social Drinking Cues

A new study has found that your genes influence the ways in which you respond to environmental social drinking cues such as alcohol advertisements and seeing other people drinking. The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, was conducted by Helle Larsen from Radboud University in the...
July 27th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Drinking and Smoking Linked to Migraines in High-School Students

A new study finds that drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes were associated with migraines and tension headaches in high-school students. Coffee drinking and physical inactivity were also linked with migraines.
June 16th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

One in Three Pregnant or Breastfeeding Women Drink Alcohol in Australia

Despite widespread media and educational efforts to spread awareness of the dangers of alcohol consumption for expectant and breastfeeding mothers, a recent survey in Australia reveals that one-third of new mothers are still drinking alcohol.
June 13th, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

Smoking and Alcohol Consumption Contribute to Increase Risk of Death

Four unhealthy behaviors–smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet, and alcohol consumption–appear to be associated with a substantially increased risk of death when combined, according to a report in the April 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
April 27th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Young Scots Recommend Ban on Alcohol Advertising

The Youth Commission on Alcohol, a group of 16 Scottish volunteers aged between 14 and 22, has spent a year preparing its 38 recommendations for banning advertising alcohol in public. Commission members supported plans for a minimum price for alcohol but said it would not solve problem drinking. They...
March 15th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

Lifelike Anti-Drunk-Driving Ads Get Message Across in Annapolis

At the Acme Bar and Grill in downtown Annapolis, MD, women making a trip to the restroom are greeted by a life-sized image of a drunken woman slumped on the ground, a beer can in one hand. Men are met by a tattooed man sprawled out over a stall, just as he is about to vomit. These cutout images help...
March 6th, 2010 | Research & News | Read More

More Army Soldiers Seeking Treatment for Alcoholism

After driving with a blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal limit and nearly decapitating a 19-year-old woman, Army Sgt. Edison Bayas is serving a 15-year prison sentence for intoxication manslaughter. The decorated career soldier is just one of thousands whose problems with alcohol spun...
February 22nd, 2010 | Alcohol Addiction | Read More

New Study Finds that the Color of Alcohol Effects Severity of Hangover

According to a new study, the type of alcohol consumed effects the severity of the following day’s hangover. To better understand the effects of alcohol, specifically the levels of toxic substances called congeners in the alcohol, researchers at the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction...
December 25th, 2009 | Addiction in the Media | Read More

Common Genetic Factors Contribute to Alcohol and Marijuana Use and Dependence

Researchers at Washington University of Medicine in St. Louis discovered that many of the same genes influence both alcohol and marijuana use as well as dependence. Together, these genes make some people more likely to drink alcohol or use marijuana. As consumption of alcohol or use of marijuana increases,...
December 18th, 2009 | Research & News | Read More