A principal feature of drug addiction is a reduced ability to regulate control over the desire to
procure drugs regardless of the risks involved. Traditional models implicated the neural …

There is a wealth of research about the links between executive functioning (EF) and alcohol
use. However, difficulty may arise in interpreting findings because of the variability between …

Background: There has been a dramatic rise in the consumption of alcohol mixed with
energy drinks (AmED) in young people. AmED have been implicated in risky drinking …

Automobile crash reports show that up to 40% of fatal crashes in the United States involve
alcohol and that younger drivers are over-represented. Alcohol use among young drivers is …

Alcoholic drink preferences in college students have made an interesting shift recently, with
trends in consumption leaning toward caffeinated alcohol in various forms (eg, Red Bull and …

Numerous studies have investigated the effects of alcohol on motor processes during rising
and declining blood alcohol concentrations (BAC), however, relatively little research has …

Rationale Research has begun to examine how acute cognitive impairment from alcohol
could contribute to alcohol abuse. Specifically, alcohol-induced impairment of inhibitory …

Alcohol use typically is initiated during adolescence, a period that coincides with critical
structural and functional maturation of the brain. Brain maturation and associated …

Inhibitory control and sensitivity to reward are relevant to the food choices individuals make
frequently. An imbalance of these systems can lead to deficits in decision-making that are …

Heavy episodic alcohol use, or binge drinking, is a serious public health problem. Binge
drinking is endemic in college students and has resulted in numerous alcohol-related …