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Brief Description
A primary, chronic disease with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. The disease is often progressive and fatal. It is characterized by impaired control over drinking, preoccupation with the drug alcohol, use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking, most notably denial. Each of these symptoms may be continuous or periodic. (Morse & Flavin for the Joint Commission of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence and the American Society of Addiction Medicine to Study the Definition and Criteria for the Diagnosis of Alcoholism: in JAMA 1992;268:1012-4)1 |
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- Mental health issues are a common phenomenon in elite sport - Amsterdam University Medical Center - 9/23/2024
- Study shows alcohol-dependent men and women have different biochemistries, so may need different treatments - European College of Neuropsychopharmacology - 9/22/2024
- Could psychedelic-assisted therapy change addiction treatment? - Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - 8/26/2024
- Less sleep and later bedtime in childhood linked to future substance use - Penn State - 8/13/2024
- What happens to your brain when you drink with friends? - University of Texas at El Paso - 8/6/2024
- Bipolar disorder & alcohol: It’s not as simple as ‘self-medication’: Study shows even temporary increases in drinking can lead to long-lasting changes in symptoms, but not vice versa - Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan - 7/22/2024
- Childhood stress linked with earlier substance use in male and female teens - The Endocrine Society - 6/1/2024
- A deep dive into the genetics of alcohol consumption: Exploration of 3 million records uncovers connections between gene variants governing alcohol use and many non-alcohol-related conditions - University of California - San Diego - 4/5/2024
- Older adults with alcohol use disorder experience improved quality of life through alcohol treatment - University of Southern Denmark Faculty of Health Sciences - 11/17/2023
- Study reduces ‘vivid imagery’ that fuels addiction cravings: Researchers test EMDR in adults with substance use disorder - Florida Atlantic University - 11/14/2023
- New research reveals link between childhood mental health problems and quality of life for young adults - RCSI - 9/29/2023
- Common brain network detected among people with substance use disorder - Brigham and Women's Hospital - 9/25/2023
- Intellectual disability more common in families with substance use disorder - Karolinska Institutet - 9/7/2023
- Overlooked part of brain could play critical role in addiction recovery - Indiana University School of Medicine - 8/24/2023
- Women without children at age 35 are at highest risk of binge drinking, alcohol use disorder - Boston University School of Public Health - 6/20/2023
- Loneliness, insomnia linked to work with AI systems: After-work drinking also associated with AI work, study finds - American Psychological Association - 6/12/2023
- Alcohol dependency in adolescence, but not consumption, linked with later depression risk - University College London - 6/1/2023
- Study reveals insights on pandemic-related drinking and mental health: People who maintained their drinking habits had lower prevalence of mental health issues compared to those who abstained or whose drinking patterns changed - University at Buffalo - 4/3/2023
- Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behavior in adulthood: Researchers found a link between childhood deprivation, impulsive behavior and addictions later in life - Aston University - 11/17/2022
- Parental discord may be an indicator of children's genetic risk for future alcohol misuse: Genetic risk for alcohol problems may be transmitted across generations through exposure to parental discord or divorce, research finds - Rutgers University - 11/3/2022
- Problem drinking linked to increased risk of suicide and self-harm - University College London - 11/2/2022
- New study identifies cortisol level as indicator of addiction recovery success - Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine - 9/23/2022
- Psychedelic drug therapy may help treat alcohol addiction, study finds - NYU Langone Health / NYU Grossman School of Medicine - 8/24/2022
- Targeting impulsivity early in adolescence could prevent later behavioral disorders: Study supports early intervention to halt cascading chain - Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania - 8/9/2022
- How adolescents used drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic: Alcohol use declined, but use of nicotine and misuse of prescription drugs rose - University of California - San Diego - 8/24/2021
- COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on the mental health of adolescents: While substance use declined, social isolation has especially affected the mental health of girls - Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health - 6/6/2021
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