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How Alcohol Can Affect Your Brain

Slurred speech, slow reflexes, and trouble walking straight are just a few signs of intoxication from too much alcohol. But did you know heavy drinking can also do lasting harm to the brain?
Alcohol Dependence

What is Addiction?

The brain is a network of cells called neurons and glia. Approximately 86  billion neurons make up the many interconnected parts of the brain. They signal together like a symphony to help us navigate our world. While exercise, eating right, and keeping the mind engaged can help the brain stay healthy.
Alcohol Dependence

The Long-Term Effects of Adolescent Alcohol Exposure

Researchers find clues to why teens binge and which brain areas may be most susceptible to danger during this sensitive period.
Alcohol Dependence

Ignorance and the Undertreatment of Addiction: Lessons from Prison

Q&A with Charles P. O’Brien, M.D., Ph.D.

Dana grantee Charles O’Brien discusses his research to combat alcoholism and drug addiction using naltrexone and his frustration at the reluctance of many doctors to treat addiction with medication
Alcohol Dependence

Paradoxical Profile

Alcohol’s Risks and Benefits

Alcohol is a Janus-faced substance, and this two-sided nature seems to stem largely from its effects on the brain.

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