Scientists have discovered a way to entirely remove the urge to drink alcohol compulsively in an animal model. The researchers hope that, with enough funding, a solution to this age-old problem might be on the horizon.
Alcohol has been brewed and consumed by humans for almost 10,000 years.
In 2014, 87.6 percent of Americans over the age of 18 reported that they had consumed alcohol at least once in their life.
Although commonly available, it is an incredibly addictive substance. In the United States, an estimated 16.3 million adults over the age of 18 have an alcohol use disorder, and around 88,000 people die from alcohol-related causes annually.
For these reasons, thousands of researchers are dedicated to understanding the causes behind a compulsive need to drink alcohol and ways in which it might be curbed.
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| Could alcoholism finally be on the way out? |
Source: MedicalNewsToday
