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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

News Release - Baylor Study Finds Alcohol During Adolescence Leads to Alcohol Tolerance Later in Life

Dec. 1, 2008

Results indicate alcohol alters teen brain, liver functions

A Baylor University study has found that exposure during adolescence to moderate doses of alcohol in a binge-like fashion does in fact produce tolerance to high doses of alcohol later in life.

Baylor researchers found that the alcohol a person might ingest when they are between 12 and 20, even at moderate doses, can alter brain and liver function, and produce alcohol tolerance when the person is older.

The results appeared on-line in the journal Alcohol. It is among the first studies that link long-term tolerance consequences when adolescents are exposed to alcohol.

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