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2. It's hard to stop at 1 drink. Here's why — and how to cut ...

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   Alcohol triggers the release of dopamine, a chemical in the brain that makes you feel good — and makes it harder to stop. It's hard to stop at 1 drink. Here's why — and how to cut back on alcohol.

3. Want to drink less? 8 expert tips for cutting back on alcohol.

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   “The best way to moderate alcohol consumption is to stop drinking for four weeks, and then after this period of abstinence, return to drinking with a specific plan for moderation,” says Dr ...

4. What Really Happens to Your Body a Week After You Stop Drinking

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   How to stop drinking Depending on whether you’re a light or heavy drinker, your strategy around cutting back will be different. “For a light drinker, you don’t really need to taper,” says ...

5. Alcohol withdrawal syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Alcoholics who have had two or more alcohol withdrawals show more frontal lobe cognitive dysfunction than those who have experienced one or no prior withdrawals. Kindling of neurons is the proposed cause of withdrawal-related cognitive damage. Kindling from repeated withdrawals leads to accumulating neuroadaptive changes.

6. Alcohol tolerance - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol tolerance is increased by regular drinking. [1] This reduced sensitivity to the physical effects of alcohol consumption requires that higher quantities of alcohol be consumed in order to achieve the same effects as before tolerance was established. Alcohol tolerance may lead to (or be a sign of) alcohol dependence. [1]

7. Alcoholism - Wikipedia

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   The risk of alcohol dependence begins at low levels of drinking and increases directly with both the volume of alcohol consumed and a pattern of drinking larger amounts on an occasion, to the point of intoxication, which is sometimes called binge drinking. Binge drinking is the most common pattern of alcoholism.