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·June 12, 2023·4 min read

Teen Binge Drinking Tied to Adult Brain and Neurotransmission Changes

Young adults who heavily consumed alcohol during their teenage years exhibited thinner cortical gray matter and modified neurotransmission. Utilizing MRI and TMS-EEG technology, the researchers identified lower gray matter thickness and increased N45 potential, indicative of inhibitory GABA and excitatory glutamate neurotransmitter activity. This study underlines the long-term, detrimental impact of adolescent heavy drinking on adult brain structure and function.

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·January 31, 2023·4 min read

Mocktails or Cocktails? Having a Sense of Purpose in Life Can Keep Binge Drinking at Bay

Having a sense of purpose in life decreases alcohol consumption and binge drinking temptation in some social drinkers.

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·January 19, 2023·4 min read

Heavy Drinking in Young Adults Tied to Endocannabinoid Pathway

Brain levels of FAAH, an enzyme that degrades a neurotransmitter that activates the cannabinoid 1 receptor, may contribute to the maintenance of excessive drinking and susceptibility to alcohol use disorder.

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·September 27, 2022·4 min read

Binge Drinking Increases COVID-19 Risk in Young Women

Women in their 20's who frequently binge drink had the highest self-reported prevalence of COVID-19 infection among subgroups within a study of alcohol and drug usage during the pandemic. Researchers say the increased infection risk was due to binge drinkers being less vigilant with their social behaviors as a result of intoxication.

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·June 11, 2022·4 min read

Binge Drinking Raises Risk of Developing Alcohol Problems, Even for Moderate Drinkers

Moderate drinkers who have a pattern of binge drinking are five times more likely to develop alcohol use disorders than moderate drinkers who do not binge drink.

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·May 16, 2022·5 min read

Binge Drinking Has a Powerful Impact on the Adolescent Brain

Adolescent binge drinking has vast functional implications on the developing brain, researchers report. Binge drinking decreases function in areas responsible for sensory, motor, memory, and cognitive processes.

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·May 8, 2021·4 min read

Social Network’s Relation to Binge Drinking Among Adults Explained

Those who live in neighborhoods that are considered safe, orderly, and have a more interconnected social environment are at higher risk of embarking on binge drinking episodes, a new study reports.

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·February 20, 2021·4 min read

Circadian Rhythm Genes in Key Brain Region Are Involved in Binge Drinking

The circadian CLOCK gene in the nucleus accumbens shell plays a crucial role in binge drinking behaviors in mouse models.

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·September 10, 2020·5 min read

Binge-Drinkers’ Brains Have to Work Harder to Feel Empathy for Others

Study reveals binge drinking is associated with more widespread neural dysfunction than previously believed. In those who binge drink, the visual areas of the brain show unusually high levels of activation. Additionally, those who binge drink have more difficulty in feeling empathy for others.

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·May 15, 2020·4 min read

Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is calling

One in three women between the ages of 18 and 24 report saving their calories for binge drinking episodes. Researchers say the behavior can contribute to what they call "drunkorexia," characterized by disordered patterns of eating to offset the negative effects of excess alcohol consumption, such as weight gain.

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·April 17, 2020·6 min read

A key brain region for controlling binge drinking has been found

Turning off kappa opioid receptors in the brain decreases the urge the binge drink. Findings suggest the kappa opioid receptor system is important not only for the negative state of withdrawal but also for driving binge drinking behaviors.

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·January 13, 2020·6 min read

College students use more marijuana in states where it’s legal, but they binge drink less

Marijuana use rates are increasing in college students in states where recreational use has been legalized. Following cannabis legalization, binge drinking rates between the cohort group fell significantly.

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binge drinking

Teen Binge Drinking Tied to Adult Brain and Neurotransmission Changes

Mocktails or Cocktails? Having a Sense of Purpose in Life Can Keep Binge Drinking at Bay

Heavy Drinking in Young Adults Tied to Endocannabinoid Pathway

Binge Drinking Increases COVID-19 Risk in Young Women

Binge Drinking Raises Risk of Developing Alcohol Problems, Even for Moderate Drinkers

Binge Drinking Has a Powerful Impact on the Adolescent Brain

Circadian Rhythm Genes in Key Brain Region Are Involved in Binge Drinking

Binge drinkers beware, Drunkorexia is calling

A key brain region for controlling binge drinking has been found

College students use more marijuana in states where it’s legal, but they binge drink less

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