Singer Amy Winehouse died from alcohol toxicity in 2011, the same year that the American Society of Addiction Medicine publicly recognized addiction as a brain disorder.
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The animal studies are promising but early research in humans show mixed results. Here’s what we know so far.
Some alcoholic beverages may affect your bowel motions more than others.
Even parents who don’t drink much throughout the year may have a few extra eggnogs at a Christmas party or beers while watching the Super Bowl. And that has implications for how they treat their kids.
Lifestyle-related dementia risks are complex, with factors like sleep, exercise, diet and social contact interacting with things like cognitive reserve, neuroplasticity and inflammation in the body.
Public health messaging has focused on the drinking habits of the mother during pregnancy. But a growing body of research shows that what dad is drinking before pregnancy matters too.
LGBTQ+ people face barriers to accessing substance use services, but research shows there are ways to make them more inclusive and supportive.
Victoria has just announced a new sobering-up centre, bringing it in line with other states. Here’s a look at what goes on inside them.
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, substance abuse issues or mental health problems.
Nature-based programmes are a way to support people with drug and alcohol problems at a time when health problems related to substance use are rising.
Recent research shows how the relationship between alcohol consumption, queuing and crowds can lead to violent behaviour in city centres at night.
Public policies should be looking to increase awareness of the link between alcohol and suicide and to assess and treat problematic alcohol use as a way to prevent suicide.
Our study found women aren’t necessarily aware of the link between alcohol and breast cancer. And even when they are, they aren’t always able to ‘choose’ to quit.
Canada’s new alcohol guidelines cut the number of drinks per week in the ‘low-risk’ category by almost half for women, and by more than half for men. Here’s how researchers came to these conclusions.
Lagos waste pickers were dissatisfied with their unhealthy working conditions, poverty and stigmatisation.
Many of our interviewees didn’t see alcohol as only a bad thing and had complex reasons for their relationships with alcohol.
An analysis shows that Black students at more racially segregated schools have a greater tendency to turn to the bottle.
Data is patchy but this is what we know so far.
We know stressful circumstances make people more vulnerable to developing addictions. Meanwhile, people seeking help for addiction may have had their treatment disrupted because of lockdowns.
Consuming alcohol makes accidents more likely and it can harm your heart, your liver and even change your brain. But making the sale of beer, wine and hard liquor illegal flopped.
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Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University
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Clinical assistant professor, University of Colorado Anschutz; Oregon Health & Science University
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Professor of Public Health Research, Co-Director of Crime and Security Research Institute and Director of the Violence Research Group, Cardiff University
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor of Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Pharmacology, Penn State
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Lecturer in Health Psychology, University of Bath
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Centre for Public Health, Equity and Human Flourishing, Torrens University Australia
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Professor of Public Health, Torrens University Australia
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Senior research fellow, Australian Institute of Family Studies
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Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Florida
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Bath
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Associate Professor in Mental Health & Addiction, School of Health Sciences, Massey University, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Physiology, Texas A&M University
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Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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Assistant Teaching Professor of Economics, Penn State