Gender‐specific effects of comorbid depression and anxiety on the propensity to drink in negative emotional states

ConclusionsThere appears to be a higher prevalence of comorbid depression and anxiety disorders as well as propensity to drink in negative emotional situations in female compared with male alcoholics. Substance‐induced depression appears to have a sex‐specific effect on the increased risk for drinking in negative emotional situations in males. This article is protected by copyright. All rights
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Addiction to alcohol is one of the commonest problems in human society. The tribes of the Jharkhand state of India are also generally addicted to a homemade alcohol Mahuwa, fermented from the flower of Madura longifolia. In the present work, the effects of Mahuwa on the cerebral cortex of the brain are evaluated. The digital brain signals or electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded from frontal, ce
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Medical marijuana reduces the use of prescription opioids in those patients battling chronic pain, experts revealed. Patients using cannabis to control chronic pain reported a 64 per cent reduction in their use of traditional pain medications, a new study concluded. The findings suggest that prescribing medical marijuana instead of painkillers, such as OxyContin and Vicodin, may help tackle the o
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WASHINGTON — Government health officials pressed a House committee for more funding to address the rise in overdose deaths from legal and illicit opioids at a hearing on Tuesday. The Senate overwhelmingly passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act earlier in March, which funds treatment for opioid addiction for prisoners, increases opioid abuse prevention efforts, and expand the availab
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DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.12584 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved….
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