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The Effects of Alcohol on the Brain

Education is the key to successful therapeutic intervention with people who suffer from alcohol addiction.
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Moderate Doses of Alcohol Increase Social Bonding in Groups

Moderate Doses of Alcohol Increase Social Bonding in Groups | Science News | Scoop.it

A new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers reveals that moderate amounts of alcohol—consumed in a social setting—can enhance positive emotions and social bonding and relieve negative emotions among those drinking.

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Listening to Loud Music Linked to Risky Sex, Drugs and Alcohol Use in Young People

Listening to Loud Music Linked to Risky Sex, Drugs and Alcohol Use in Young People | Science News | Scoop.it
Drinking alcohol, taking drugs and engaging in risky sex have long been linked together in young people, but a new study suggests that “risky music-listening” should also be added to the list of health-risk behaviors.
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Sexually Rejected Flies Turn to Booze - ScienceNOW

Sexually Rejected Flies Turn to Booze - ScienceNOW | Science News | Scoop.it
Sexually Rejected Flies Turn to Booze - ScienceNOW...
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Alcohol in movies influences young teens' drinking habits

Young teens who watch a lot of movies featuring alcohol are twice as likely to start drinking compared to peers who watch relatively few such films, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
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Alcohol can lead to unsafe sex: It's official

Alcohol can lead to unsafe sex: It's official | Science News | Scoop.it
A new study has found that alcohol consumption directly impacts a person's intention to have unsafe sex. In other words, the more you drink, the stronger becomes your intention to engage in unsafe sex.
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"Beauty in the eyes of the beer holder" - people who think they're drunk, think they're hot

"Beauty in the eyes of the beer holder" - people who think they're drunk, think they're hot | Science News | Scoop.it

It's not the chemical content of alcohol that makes us think we're more attractive, it's merely the belief that we're drunk that inflates our self-perceived appeal (up to a point - in fact the average self-judged attractiveness rating for the group who though they'd had alcohol still wasn't that high).


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Almost One-Fourth of US Suicide Victims Drunk at Time of Death

Almost One-Fourth of US Suicide Victims Drunk at Time of Death | Science News | Scoop.it
Alcohol makes people more prone to committing suicide by violent methods like hanging, using a firearm or by falling to death.
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Drinking Alcohol May Significantly Enhance Problem Solving Skills

Drinking Alcohol May Significantly Enhance Problem Solving Skills | Science News | Scoop.it
Scientists found that men who drank two pints of beer or two glasses of wine before solving brain teasers were quicker in delivering correct answers.
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Sex-deprived fruit flies drink more alcohol: New study could uncover answers for human addictions

Sex-deprived fruit flies drink more alcohol: New study could uncover answers for human addictions | Science News | Scoop.it
Sexually deprived male fruit flies exhibit a pattern of behavior that seems ripped from the pages of a sad-sack Raymond Carver story: when female fruit flies reject their sexual advances, the males are driven to excessive alcohol consumption,...
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SciNewsBlog: Anti-alcohol herbal drug discovered

SciNewsBlog: Anti-alcohol herbal drug discovered | Science News | Scoop.it

Alcohol consumption can lead to those dreaded hangovers and even alcohol dependence. However, a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience has found a natural ingredient in the Asian tree Hovenia dulcis that seems to produce anti-alcohol effects.

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NCBI ROFL: On why I drink so much. | Discoblog | Discover Magazine

NCBI ROFL: On why I drink so much. | Discoblog | Discover Magazine | Science News | Scoop.it
ethanol | Alcohol selectively impairs negative self-relevant associations in young drinkers.The stress-dampening effects of alcohol have been attributed to 'appraisal dis...
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