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Alcohol and the Teenage Brain
The neurological consequences of teenage alcohol abuse can last well beyond the teen years and into adulthood.
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What Is Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and How Does It Affect the Brain?
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are more common than you might think, and can cause severe problems for those affected.
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Alcohol and the Brain
Click the buttons below for an assortment of videos and articles to learn some of the facts, myths, and long-term effects of alcohol.
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How Does Alcohol Get You Drunk?
What's going on in the boozy brain?
American Chemical Society
4 min
New discovery explains why binge drinking leads to alcohol dependence and suggests new treatments
This week at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago, researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago announced a new finding that provides a fresh answer to this persistent question that plagues people addicted to alcohol.
The Brain's Green Thumb
Understanding how new neurons integrate into existing brain regions may hold the secret to restoring brain function after injury or disease.
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Alcohol
Although legal, alcohol is addictive. Together, alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction — sometimes referred to as alcoholism or alcohol dependence — are among the nation's major health problems.
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Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behavior
Learn about the science underlying the effects of alcohol on human biology and behavior in this interactive teaching unit from the National Institutes of Health.
National Institutes of Health
The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain
This web-resource by the University of Utah considers the effects of genetics, environment, and behavior in an attempt to unravel the complexities of the addicted brain.
University of Utah
Alcohol and Its Impact on the Brain
In this lesson by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, students learn how alcohol affects different parts of the brain, which in turn affects behavior.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
NIDA for Teens
The National Institute on Drug Abuse created this website to educate 11 to 15 year-olds — as well as their parents and teachers — on the science behind drug abuse.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Does drinking alcoholic drinks always kill brain cells?
Moderate amounts of alcohol do not kill brain cells.
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