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Alcohol-related brain damage [1] [2] alters both the structure and function of the brain as a result of the direct neurotoxic effects of alcohol intoxication or acute alcohol withdrawal. Increased alcohol intake is associated with damage to brain regions including the frontal lobe , [ 3 ] limbic system , and cerebellum , [ 4 ] with widespread ...
The long-term impact of alcohol on the brain has become a growing area of research focus. While researchers have found that moderate alcohol consumption in older adults is associated with better cognition and well-being than abstinence, [1] excessive alcohol consumption is associated with widespread and significant brain lesions.
It is estimated that about one-third of alcohol-related deaths are due to accidents and another 14% are from intentional injury. [23] In addition to respiratory failure and accidents caused by its effects on the central nervous system, alcohol causes significant metabolic derangements.
NEW YORK (AP) — The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the The post Alcohol death toll is growing, US government reports say appeared first on TheGrio.
Compared with the United States population in general, the Native American population is much more susceptible to alcohol use disorder and related diseases and deaths. [107] From 2006 to 2010, alcohol-attributed deaths accounted for 11.7 percent of all Native American deaths, more than twice the rates of the general U.S. population.
West Virginia and Ohio far outpace other states in drug overdose death rates, according to a report released Wednesday by the Commonwealth Fund. U.S. death rates from suicides, alcohol and drug ...
The Mayo Clinic defines it as “a learning disorder that involves difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words (decoding ...
The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...