Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), characterized by symptoms of cognitive decline, such as worsened memory and impaired decision-making, are alarmingly prevalent globally. In a new study in ...

A study conducted on male Wistar rats found that administering phytocannabinoids once daily reduced voluntary alcohol ...

To do so, researchers simulated the effects of alcohol dependence on a group of 27 rats (17 males; 10 females) with a method called chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE) vapor exposure. The rats were ...

Stress weakens the alcohol-induced dopamine response in rodents, which subsequently results in the animals willingly consuming more alcohol compared to their unstressed counterparts, according to a ...

Rats with naturally high stress levels were far more likely to self-administer cannabis when given access. Behavioral testing showed that baseline stress hormones were the strongest predictor of ...