News tagged with social drinker

One trait has huge impact on whether alcohol makes you aggressive

Drinking enough alcohol to become intoxicated increases aggression significantly in people who have one particular personality trait, according to new research.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

To keep social drinkers safe, one tech company is bringing breathalyzers to the bar

(Medical Xpress) -- Buffalo Niagara and Canadian tech firm Ladybug Teknologies has launched a pilot program for the SipSmart Network, a breathalyzer kiosk that enables bar patrons to stay safe by checking ...

Technology / Other

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Social media sites may reveal information about problem drinking among college students

Social media websites, such as Facebook and MySpace, may reveal information that could identify underage college students who may be at risk for problem drinking, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain study shows why alcoholics fall off the wagon again... and again

(Medical Xpress) -- A new University of Sussex study adds to our understanding of why recovering alcoholic patients find it so hard to give up boozing for good.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Anterior cingulate cortex activity may represent a neurobiological risk for alcohol dependence

Previous research has found that activation of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is associated with risk factors for alcohol use disorders - such as low alcohol effects and positive alcohol expectations - among adolescents. ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Helping doctors ask about drug, alcohol problems

(AP) -- If more doctors started asking, would more drug and alcohol abusers 'fess up so they could get help?

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1