alcohol dependency

Early alcohol exposure alcohol can quickly lead to heavy drinking

harminka — Mon, 05 May 2008 07:27:54 -0500

No one can become alcohol dependent (AD) without repeatedly drinking alcohol, but not everyone who does so will become AD. Certain characteristics – adolescence, novelty seeking, reaction to stress, and response to first alcohol exposure – are believed to influence the vulnerability of developing AD.

Quantity and frequency of drinking influence mortality risk

harminka — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:11:37 -0600

How much and how often people drink – not just the average amount of alcohol they consume over time – independently influence the risk of death from several causes, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Gene variant predicts medication response in patients with alcohol dependence

harminka — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:57:29 -0600

Patients with a certain gene variant drank less and experienced better overall clinical outcomes than patients without the variant while taking the medication naltrexone, according to an analysis of participants in the National Institutes of Health's 2001-2004 COMBINE (Combined Pharmacotherapies and Behavioral Interventions for Alcohol Dependence) Study.

Personality traits lead to alcohol dependency

harminka — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:04:38 -0600