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Monday, April 23, 2007

Press Release:

Alcoholics should avoid excessive physical and psychological stress during early abstinence

  • The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis defends against stress, starvation and illnesses.
  • A new study shows "stunned" adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol secretion among alcoholic patients, reflecting changes in the HPA axis.
  • Scientists recommend that alcoholics avoid excessive stress – both physical and psychological – during early abstinence.
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is a hormonal system that defends against stress, starvation and illnesses. New findings of alterations in adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol secretion in alcoholic patients, which reflect changes in the HPA axis, prompt recommendations that alcoholics avoid excessive stress – both physical and psychological – during early abstinence.
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