Alcohol use has particularly negative impact on individuals with ADHD

Alcohol use has particularly negative impact on individuals with ADHD

A new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research finds that alcohol harms quality of life more severely in individuals with ADHD. Emotional dysregulation and impulsivity appear to intensify the negative effects of alcohol in this vulnerable group.

Why is giving up alcohol one of the best decisions for your body and mind?

Up to 25 Spanish scientific medical societies have published a joint manifesto on Monday in which they set out the priority lines of action necessary to reduce the impact on the health of alcoholic beverages and where they remember that "there is no level of consumption beneficial to health" so they see unacceptable the terms 'moderate consumption' or 'responsible consumption'."No healthcare professional should recommend the consumption of alcoh…

"There is no safe level of alcohol consumption." More than 15 scientific societies have presented a positioning document on alcohol consumption in which they consider it essential to promote a clear social awareness that the lower the consumption of alcohol, the greater the health benefits. In a joint statement, which seeks to mark a before and after in the way in which alcohol consumption is communicated and regulated in Spain, societies make a…

This consensus on the non-recommendation of alcohol consumption is part of a commitment of medical and scientific societies to prevent the consumption of these beverages and propose in the manifest lines of action regarding advertising, taxes or educational programs. It is explained that alcohol consumption is the second preventable cause of mortality in Spain with about 15,000 deaths per year. It also represents an “enormous” burden of morbidit…

Prague - According to experts, more than two-thirds of alcohol consumption in the Czech Republic is consumed by one-fifth of drinkers. According to experts, manufacturers are dependent on people who drink alcohol excessively. Experts said this today at the seminar Together for a Healthier Czech Republic in the Chamber of Deputies. They estimated the health and social impacts of excessive drinking at tens of billions of crowns per year, with up t…