alcohol dependence

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Europeans are the biggest alcohol consumers in the world

April 29, 2022

Europeans remain the heaviest consumers of alcohol in the world, despite a significant decline in recent years and even if ...

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End of Dry January: what is its real impact on alcohol addiction?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 23, 2022

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It's the end of Dry January ("the sober month"). Dr. Marion Zami, addiction doctor at the Saint-Barnabé clinic in Marseille, ...

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Binge drinking: in the long term, it’s the memory that toasts!

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 21, 2022

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Massive and rapid alcoholization, very common among young people, has repercussions on the memory capacities of the brain. THE ESSENTIAL ...

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The more one appreciates the effects of alcohol, the more one is at risk of sinking into alcoholism.

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 20, 2022

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People who are most sensitive to the effects or taste of alcohol are also those who will have the most ...

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Alcoholism: what if we could force the brain to “forget” its addiction?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 17, 2022

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By conducting the experiment on mice, the researchers were able to inhibit negative behaviors linked to withdrawal during withdrawal and ...

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Alcohol-related problems: combining cognitive-behavioral therapy and the AA program would be more effective

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

March 2, 2022

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In addition to being compatible, the two approaches towards which people suffering from alcohol-related problems are mainly oriented would be ...

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The alcohol consumption of the father has consequences for the child

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 27, 2022

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If the father drinks before conception, it can impair the development of his offspring, according to research conducted on mice. ...

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Scientists discover a technique to repair the DNA of alcoholics

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 25, 2022

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DNA damage caused by alcohol can increase the risk of cancer and malignancies. Alcohol consumption can cause lasting damage to ...

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Testimony of Jérémy Ferrari: what is black alcoholism?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 24, 2022

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After confiding in the columns of Le Parisien, comedian Jérémy Ferrari spoke about his alcoholism on the set of the ...

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A single dose of ketamine can reduce alcohol consumption

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 19, 2022

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A simple infusion of ketamine combined with therapy can help addicts reduce their alcohol consumption. Every year, alcohol kills 3.3 ...

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Baclofen: it would cause mental confusion in patients with kidney failure

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 18, 2022

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A muscle relaxant regularly prescribed as a treatment for alcoholism, baclofen is suspected of causing mental confusion in patients with ...

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Axel Kahn denounces ultra-strong beers: “A strategy that makes young people fall into alcoholism”

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 15, 2022

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Recently appointed president of the National League against Cancer, Axel Kahn has sounded the alarm about the dangers that, according ...

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Return of alcohol in stadiums: Agnès Buzyn opposes it

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 13, 2022

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A bill tabled by LREM deputies planned to authorize the consumption of alcohol again in football stadiums. The Minister of ...

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Alcohol is responsible for 41,000 deaths per year in France

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

February 1, 2022

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41,000 deaths were attributed to alcohol consumption, i.e. 7% of deaths recorded in 2015, reveals a study by Public Health ...

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Alcoholism: certain regions of the brain recover after a period of abstinence

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 31, 2022

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Regular alcohol consumption decreases the volume of the brain. Stopping drinking allows it to recover quickly, except for the hippocampus, ...

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Addictions to work: 20 million French people concerned

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 30, 2022

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Addictive substances used in the workplace lead to serious addiction problems. In France, 69% of assets are affected and it ...

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If Mr. Minister of Agriculture, wine is an alcohol like any other

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 30, 2022

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Invited on BFMTV on Wednesday morning, the Minister of Agriculture Didier Guillaume affirmed that wine was "not an alcohol like ...

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Alcoholism: internet therapies, it works!

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 29, 2022

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Dutch researchers have investigated the effectiveness of internet therapies for alcoholics. According to them, they can be a useful first ...

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Social anxiety: alcohol increases the risk of addiction in shy people

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 28, 2022

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According to a new study, shy people are more prone to anxiety during a hangover and are more likely to ...

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Female alcoholism: women who drink are more stigmatized than men

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 6, 2022

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In the face of their addiction to alcohol, men and women are far from equal. More fragile and more stigmatized, ...

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Alcoholism: “we must let baclofen find its patients”

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 5, 2022

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While the Medicines Agency has just issued an unfavorable opinion on the marketing of baclofen for the treatment of alcoholism, ...

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Alcohol: a new target for treating addiction and the risk of relapse

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 4, 2022

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A new preclinical trial has just shown that the activation of the GPR139 receptor in the brain would reduce excessive ...

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Alcohol: 54% of French people are in favor of a price increase

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 4, 2022

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More than half of French people are in favor of an increase in the price of alcoholic beverages and 70% ...

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Alcoholism: the Tours University Hospital is experimenting with a new treatment

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

January 2, 2022

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The technique, called "transcranial direct current stimulation", is equivalent to electrical stimulation of the brain, to strengthen the area that ...

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Baclofen and alcoholism: 12 specialists denounce the “superficial work riddled with errors” of the committee tasked with evaluating its effectiveness

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

December 31, 2021

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This Friday, 12 alcohol addiction specialists denounce in a press release "the remote-controlled and superficial work" of the expert committee ...

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Alcohol: why do we sometimes become aggressive after drinking?

by Benjamin Lloyd, MD

December 31, 2021

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Scientists have established that two drinks of alcohol altered the functioning of the brain's prefrontal cortex.Researchers have used magnetic resonance ...