This effect can also make you feel hot when you drink alcohol, but it can also lead to short-term nasal congestion. The blood vessels around your nasal cavity can expand, making it a bit more difficult to breathe normally. When people consume alcohol, their body tries to detoxify it by breaking down the compound into […]

HapMap data and other studies 52 reveal moderate long distance linkage disequilibrium across GABRA2 and the closely adjacent gene GABRG1 raising the possibility that the functional locus is in GABRG1. The results of several studies suggest that there are likely to be independent, complex contributions to alcoholism vulnerability from both linked genes 52–54. “These genes […]

It has also been used to advocate for managed alcohol and housing first programs, which represent a harm reduction approach to high-risk drinking among people with severe AUD (Collins et al., 2012; Ivsins et al., 2019). Because relapse is the most common outcome of treatment for addictions, it must be addressed, anticipated, and prepared for […]