alcohol and drugs

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis – a neurobiologist explains how research into alcohol use disorders has changed

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With the new Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black’, which will be shown in American theaters from May 17, 2024, the late singer’s relationship with alcohol and drugs is being reexamined. In July 2011, Winehouse was found dead in her north London flat at the age of 27 after ‘death by misadventure’. That is the … Read more

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis – a neurobiologist explains how research into alcohol use disorders has changed

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With the new Amy Winehouse biopic ‘Back to Black’, which will be shown in American theaters from May 17, 2024, the late singer’s relationship with alcohol and drugs is being reexamined. In July 2011, Winehouse was found dead in her north London flat at the age of 27 after ‘death by misadventure’. That is the … Read more

Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing the way your genes work. Research examines how to counter the effects of addiction

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Many people are programmed to seek and respond to rewards. Your brain interprets food as a reward when you are hungry and water as a reward when you are thirsty. But addictive substances like alcohol and drugs can overwhelm the natural reward pathways in your brain, resulting in intolerable cravings and impaired impulse control. A … Read more