Intermittent Binge Drinking Can Quickly Damage Brain
Intermittent Binge Drinking Can Quickly Damage Brain
A new study conducted by The Scripps Research Institute suggests that even intermittent binge-drinking can severely impair the brain’s ability to control alcohol intake. The study, which focused on rats given varying amounts of alcohol, showed that even after only a few months of intermittent binge drinking the rats had difficulty controlling the amount they drank. Olivier George, the lead author of the study, said “We suspect that this very early adaptation of the brain to intermittent alcohol use helps drive the transition from ordinary social drinking to binge drinking and dependence.”
The researchers hope that with this data they can gain new insight into human binge drinking behavior and alcoholism. The good news is that alcoholism can be treated, and with the right help it can be defeated. Just as with approaches to illicit drugs like heroin, prescription pills, marijuana, alcohol, cocaine, meth, PCP, bath salts, or anything else, a good program of treatment at a top-rated facility remains the best remedy for substance abuse.
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