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Thursday, July 2, 2009

NEUROSCIENCE: PATHWAYS TO ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
Alcohol Alerts No. 77 April 2009

Today, thanks to rapidly advancing technology, researchers know more than ever about how alcohol affects the brain and how the brain responds and adapts to these effects. This Alcohol Alert summarizes some of what we know about alcohol’s short- and long-term effects on the brain and how breakthroughs in neuroscience are leading to better treatments for alcohol-related problems.

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