"Alcohol dependence" refers to a situation where a person becomes heavily reliant on alcohol and has difficulty controlling or stopping their drinking. They may experience withdrawal symptoms if they try to quit, and sometimes feel the urge to drink in order to function normally.
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We also know that people with a family history
of alcohol dependence show a preference for sweeter foods, suggesting a genetic basis for the connection between alcohol abuse and food cravings.
After this baseline test, the researchers used alcohol vapor to induce
alcohol dependence in one group of rats.
Results of their study suggest that it is possible to reverse
alcohol dependence by targeting this group of neurons.
It is important to note that even if this gene variant did become dominant, it would not be sufficient to
prevent alcohol dependence alone.
These rats developed
alcohol dependence much faster — and they began drinking the equivalent of a six - pack in just three weeks.
The purpose of this study was to assess the stress coping styles in relation to alcohol consumption and
alcohol dependence in Polish homelessness.
Among those who consume alcohol, extensive business travel is associated with symptoms
of alcohol dependence.
Studies show that young people who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to
develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21.
The ADHD subtype had only elevated frequencies
for alcohol dependence in comparison with subjects that had no history of ADHD, ODD, and CD during childhood or adolescence.
Prior research suggests that pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines are dysfunctional
during alcohol dependence and may contribute to the progression from healthy to problem drinking.
Cluster membership was then related to harm measures, such
as alcohol dependence and self - rated health, and three policy - relevant variables: a liking for alcohol advertisements, price paid for alcohol, and time of its purchase.
Their drinking habits ranged from «just above» what's considered a healthy limit, all the way up to
possible alcohol dependence, according to de Vocht.
While the disease model was designed to assist substance abusing adults, adolescent substance problems differ from those of adults with
chronic alcohol dependence (Bailey & Rachal, 1993; Kilty, 1990).
«In an internationally - significant breakthrough, our study showed pindolol was able to reduce ethanol / alcohol consumption, particularly in relation to binge drinking, a key behaviour observed in
human alcohol dependence.»
Symptom Severity, Alcohol Craving, and Age of Trauma Onset in Childhood and Adolescent Trauma Survivors With
Comorbid Alcohol Dependence and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Schumacher, Coffey, & Stasiewicz American Journal on Addictions, 15 (6), 2006 View Abstract Proposes that childhood trauma can make individuals more vulnerable to alcohol dependency.
But taking this sort of far - sighted attitude - for instance by
embedding alcohol dependence and mental health services in the criminal justice system - requires a more ceberal secretary of state than the one currently occupying the Ministry of Justice.
In the 1980s the ratio of male to
female alcohol dependence stood at roughly five males for every female, according to figures compiled by Shelly Greenfield, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
Neuroscientist Professor Selena Bartlett from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation said the drug, pindolol, is an inexpensive approach for treating
alcohol dependence once the human clinical trials are conducted.
«More research is required but we believe the results from our study show that pindolol represents a novel, safe and ready to test treatment therapy option for
managing alcohol dependence in humans.»
Now, a study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) helps provide insight into these questions, showing that, in rat models, nicotine exposure actually
promotes alcohol dependence.
«We propose that inhibiting this RGS6 protein could represent a new approach to
counteract alcohol dependence and at the same time protect against the cell - killing actions of alcohol in the heart and liver.»
Energy drink usage seems to be connected to
alcohol dependence along with other drug usage: More studies are necessary to shed light on the possible mechanisms underpinning the associations which have been found in studies.
Alcohol has contributed to more than 200 diseases and injury - related health conditions, most
notably alcohol dependence and liver cirrhosis.
Interestingly, a study from the Drug and
Alcohol Dependence confirmed the existence of euthyroid sick syndrome [iii] where alcohol - dependent persons can have low levels of T3, high levels of reverse T3 or rT3, and normal levels of the T4 hormone.
The 44 % reduction in Ham - D - 24 scores between presentation and conclusion of detoxification and washout in this study is similar to that reported by Brown et al in patients with comorbid
primary alcohol dependence and secondary depressive disorder.2 Thus, application of the results found by Cornelius et al to this clinical population may be appropriate.
51 patients between 18 and 65 years of age (mean age 35 y, 51 % men) diagnosed with current comorbid major depressive disorder and
alcohol dependence using the Structured Clinical Interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition, revised criteria.
This is the first double blind, placebo controlled study to show the effectiveness of a selective serotonergic drug in the reduction of depressive symptoms and alcohol consumption in patients with comorbid major depressive and
alcohol dependence disorders.
Experiencing maltreatment during childhood increases the likelihood of lifetime alcohol dependence
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No Demonstrable Relationship Was Found
between Alcohol Dependence and Concomitant Drug Abuse amongst Detainees in Police Custody in West Yorkshire, England
Permanent impairment of birth and survival of cortical and hippocampal proliferating cells following excessive drinking
during alcohol dependence.
One such medication is the opioid antagonist naltrexone, which has been approved for treatment of
alcohol dependence by the Food and Drug Administration.
In another study, Greenfield found that women tend to go to primary health care physicians rather than to specialty substance abuse programs for treatment, putting additional pressure on family doctors to diagnose and
treat alcohol dependence in women as early as possible.
This behavior was linked to unpleasant emotions, and solitary drinkers were one and a half times more likely to
develop alcohol dependence at age 25.