Abstaining Alcohol Can Increase the Risk of Compulsiveness - 21/08/2026 - Equilibrio E Saúde

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For some people, alcohol abstinence may subsequently increase the compulsive consumption of the substance. Our research team found that, in abstemous mice, this desire to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a given region of the brain, pointing to possible new opportunities to identify and help people most vulnerable to relapse.

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For some individuals, the abstinence of lcool can subsequently increase the compulsive consumption of the substance. Our research team has discovered that, in abst mios mice, this desire to drink preceded by alteration in the activity of a certain region of the c rebro, pointing to possible new opportunities to identify and help the most vulnerable people. Read more (08/21/2026