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Anxiety sensitivity—the fear of anxiety-related sensations—has a long and not very healthy relationship with alcohol use and abuse. People who display high levels of AS are more likely to drink ...

Certain regions of the brain show changes during the early stages after quitting drinking that may contribute to increased anxiety and relapse rates in people attempting recovery from alcohol use ...

Researchers say they may be able to explain how light drinking benefits the heart, and its main effect doesn’t stem from changes in the blood – as scientists once thought – but from its actions in the ...

ANN ARBOR, MI -- Megan Cardwell had struggled with alcohol for a long time when COVID-19 lockdowns began in Michigan. She had always wrestled with anxiety and often found herself turning to alcohol to ...

Neuroscientists at Scripps Research have found that inhibiting neurons involved in the body's stress response may reduce alcohol consumption in people who have both post-traumatic stress disorder ...

In a world where socializing often revolves around vast alcohol choices, many people rely on a cocktail or beer to boost false confidence, ease stress or overcome social anxiety. While alcohol may ...

If you've ever woken up after a night of having one-too-many drinks, panicked over any texts or Instagram DMs you may have sent while intoxicated, you might be someone who suffers from "hangxiety" — ...

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one-fifth of individuals who suffer from social anxiety also wrestle with problem drinking. At first glance, the two conditions may seem ...