alcoholism

A Common Heart Drug May Help People Struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder

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A Common Heart Drug May Help People Struggling with Alcohol Use Disorder

Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A common heart and blood pressure drug could see a second act as a treatment for alcohol use disorder, new government-led research this week suggests. The study has found evidence in both rodents and humans that the medication spironolactone can reduce people’s craving for and consumption of alcohol. Spironolactone has been in … Read more

Drinking alcohol alone when young in their mid-30s engaged in alcoholism

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Drinking alcohol alone when young in their mid-30s engaged in alcoholism

Add that finding to the documented increase in drinking among Americans during the pandemic, and you have a worrying situation, said lead study author Casey Creswell, an associate professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. “Several studies have now shown that solitary drinking has increased as a result of the pandemic,” possibly … Read more