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Preference for Alcohol in Adolescence May Lead to Heavy Drinking

Preference for Alcohol in Adolescence May Lead to Heavy Drinking

   Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown a connection between early drinking patterns and a tendency to be a heavy drinker in adulthood, in a study of adolescent rats.

Posted : Thu, May 08, 2008

Category : Science / Health News

Drugs for alcoholics

Drugs for alcoholics

   A team from Melboourne's Howard Florey Institute discovered that alcoholic's craving for drink can be prevented by blocking the action of the brain's orexin system.

Posted : Mon, Dec 25, 2006

Category : Science / Health News
 
 
 
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