Substance Abuse

Study Reveals Adults With Mental Disorders Are At Significantly Higher Risk of COVID-19 and Have Poorer Outcomes
A systematic study based on the health histories of over 61 million American adults has found that people with a recent diagnosis of a mental disorder have a significantly increased risk for COVID-19… Read More
Large Genetic Study Expands Links Between DNA Variations and Problematic Drinking
A research team that included five BBRF grantees has reported results of a large study relating DNA variations to the risk of problematic alcohol use (PAU). The study nearly tripled the number of… Read More
New Insights About How Alcohol Withdrawal Changes the Brain Differently in Males and Females
Newly published research is helping to make sense of data indicating that males and females not only consume alcohol differently, but respond differently when, if they are heavy users, they are… Read More
A Computer ‘Game’ to Identify Opioid Abuse Patients at High Risk of Relapse
Researchers have tested a game-like computer program that in a clinical study provided a means of determining which patients in an opioid-treatment program were highly vulnerable to relapse in the… Read More
Activity in Newly Discovered Brain Circuit Predicted Future Compulsive Drinking in Mice
While nearly every adult has an alcoholic drink at some point, only some develop an alcohol use disorder. Read More