Heavy Alcohol Use May Triple Dementia Risk

Heavy Alcohol Use May Triple Dementia Risk Medscape By Pauline Anderson July 18, 2019 LOS ANGELES — Older female veterans who have alcohol use disorder (AUD) are at a threefold increased risk of developing dementia compared to their counterparts without AUD, new research shows. Although AUD is a growing concern in all veterans, it has been unclear […]

Romantic partnerships mitigate influence of genetic predisposition to alcohol consumption

Romantic partnerships mitigate influence of genetic predisposition to alcohol consumption Medical Xpress by Brian Mcneill, Virginia Commonwealth University July 18, 2019 “The big takeaway here is that [a] genetic predisposition [to alcohol consumption] was stronger in people not in a relationship compared to people in a relationship for all those different levels of severity in drinking,” […]

How Alcohol Marketplace Domination Creates Problems for Public Health and Safety

How Alcohol Marketplace Domination Creates Problems for Public Health and Safety Our current alcohol regulatory system was specifically designed to avoid public health and safety problems fostered by large alcohol companies which dominated local marketplaces in the Pre-Prohibition era. Healthy Alcohol Market By Pamela S. Erickson July 18, 2019 During that time, our local markets […]