Purpose in life, neural alcohol cue reactivity and daily alcohol use in social drinkers.

Yoona KangDanielle CosmeDavid Lydon-StaleyJeesung AhnMia JovanovaFaustine CorbaniSilicia LomaxOvidia StanoiVictor StrecherPeter J MuchaKevin OchsnerDani S BassettEmily B Falk

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2022)

Neural sensitivity to alcohol cues within the ventral striatum appears to be a potential risk for increased alcohol use in social drinkers, when people feel less purposeful. Enhancing daily levels of purpose in life may promote alcohol moderation among social drinkers who show relatively higher reactivity to alcohol cues.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
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mental health
physical activity
spinal cord
risk assessment
climate change
human health