Alcohol Abuse

These changes increase the pleasurable feelings you get when you drink alcohol. This makes you want to drink more often, even if it causes harm. People with alcohol use disorder will continue to drink even when drinking causes negative consequences, like losing a job or destroying relationships with people they love. They may know that […]

So, mixing the two together increases the likelihood of overdose on either substance. If you lie about the amount of alcohol you consume on a regular basis, your doctor can’t accurately judge the risks and benefits of prescribing a particular medication. Alcohol can make some medications less effective by interfering with how they are absorbed […]

Variations in this gene might put people at risk for both alcohol misuse and depression. Major depression and alcohol use disorder are also co-dependent in women, research suggests. Women with depression are also more likely to engage in binge drinking. The good news is that treating both alcohol misuse and depression can make both conditions […]

However, a case of a cancer patient who committed suicide consuming two bottles of spirit was recently investigated and the conclusions are presented. The post-mortem cardiac blood and vitreous humor alcohol level was found to be 9.0 and 6.2 mg/ml respectively. U.S. deaths from causes fully due to excessive alcohol use increased during the past […]

Inflammation is a key pathway to cancer progression at several sites and is enhanced by alcohol use. Chronic alcohol consumption can recruit specific white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages) to the tumour microenvironment. These white blood cells produce pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor α (TNF-α) and the interleukins IL-1, IL-6, and IL-8 [31,33], […]

Below we’ll explore some of the factors that can contribute to alcohol poisoning and how long you’ll feel the effects. Unlike food, which can take hours to digest, the body absorbs alcohol quickly — long before most other nutrients. And it takes a lot more time for the body to get rid of alcohol. Every […]

If someone experiences alcohol poisoning, they will need time to recover. After receiving medical intervention, they will continue to have severe hangover symptoms until their condition becomes more stable. In other words, your friend who drank way too much may not just be sleeping it off. If they are experiencing an episode of acute alcohol […]

These changes increase the pleasurable feelings you get when you drink alcohol. This makes you want to drink more often, even if it causes harm. An important first step is to learn more about alcohol use disorder and your treatment options. The gene researchers placed in the monkeys’ brains is called glial derived neurotrophic factor. These […]

To combat the short-term effects of alcohol on the skin, a person can drink water to stay hydrated while consuming alcohol. If you’re allergic to another ingredient contained in certain alcoholic products, switching to a different drink might be an option. For example, barley is typically found in beer but not wine. For a minor […]

All the participants drank at home during the lockdown, 20.7 % reported an increased consumption, mainly due to isolation (29.7 %), changes in everyday habits (27.5 %) or for coping with anxiety or depression (13.6 %) [41]. In line with these findings, a recently published study on alcohol consumption during the pandemic in US, conducted […]