In The News
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Reducing the Risk of Alcohol Use During Adolescents Drops Risk of Depression in Adulthood
After making adjustments, the results show a positive association between alcohol dependence at 18 years and depression at age 24 years. However, there was no association between the rate of change and depression.
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Sex and Tumor-Site Differences in the Association of Alcohol Intake With the Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Given the increasing incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (CRC; diagnosed before age 50 years) worldwide, it is important to identify modifiable risk factors. We investigated whether alcohol consumption in the young population correlated with an increased early-onset CRC risk that differed by tumor location and sex.
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Alcohol harm reduction can also reduce other substance use
Quitting alcohol or drugs was not a top priority for people experiencing homelessness in a harm reduction treatment study, yet participants still reduced their use of both.
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Heavy drinking linked to lower muscle mass – here’s what you need to know
Heavy drinking has long been associated with various health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and heart disease. But our latest study has found that these aren’t the only issues that excess drinking can cause. We found that heavy drinkers had lower levels of muscle mass than those who didn’t drink, or drank moderately.
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Drinking alcohol is bad for you – end of. Ignore the headlines that claim otherwise
Another week, another article suggesting that alcohol may have health benefits. It’s amazing how desperate drinkers are to fool themselves.
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Working with AI associated with loneliness, insomnia, alcohol use
A new study finds that people working with artificial intelligence (AI) systems can be lonely, suffer from insomnia and drink more heavily after work.
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Alcohol consumption and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among US adults: prospective cohort study
Previous studies have shown inconsistent findings regarding the association of light to moderate alcohol consumption with cause-specific mortality. Therefore, this study sought to examine the prospective association of alcohol consumption with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the US population.
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First-Of-Its-Kind Study Reveals How Psilocybin Therapy Helps Treat Alcohol Addiction
Several studies have found psilocybin to be safe and effective in treating substance use disorders—but a first-of-its-kind analysis released on Monday is offering novel insights into exactly how psychedelic-assisted therapy works for people addicted to alcohol.
