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UNITED KINGDOM - Drinkers aged 18 to 24 are increasingly seeking out no- and low-alcohol products.

UK-based The Portman Group has conducted its sixth annual survey in partnership with YouGov, finding that young adults are the biggest consumers of no- and low-alcohol alternatives.

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Many of us look forward to celebrations during the holidays, yet it is also a time when some people are more likely to drink beyond their limits than at other times of the year. Some people will experience adverse consequences that range from fights to falls to traffic crashes.

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More than 60% of 12th graders who responded to a yearly survey of junior high and high school students reported not using alcohol, cannabis or nicotine in the past 30 days -- the highest level of abstention in the survey's history.

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When Krista Marquick discovered kratom, it filled a hole in her life that quitting alcohol had left -- kratom is often served at specialized bars, so it provided a way to socialize with friends and unwind after work without, she thought, the risk of addiction.

A new study, believed by its researchers to be among the first to examine the combined effects of alcohol and caffeine intake on sleep, found that the two popular substances take unique tolls on slumber. 

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Alcohol consumption among young people (15–19-year-olds) carries significant health risks and no benefits. Drinking among young people may appear to have little change over the past two decades globally.

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A recent study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health reveals that adolescents whose parents regularly drink or engage in binge drinking are four times more likely to drink themselves. Binge drinking is defined as consuming at least four drinks for women and five drinks for men on a single occasion.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) recently launched Alcohol and Your Brain, a virtual reality (VR) module to engage and educate young audiences about how alcohol affects the brain.

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The steady increase in cancer cases among young people could be chalked up to red meat, salt and alcohol, new research suggests.

A study published Tuesday in BMJ Oncology analyzed data from 1990 and 2019, finding a 79% surge in new cancer cases in people under 50 over the course of three decades.

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Alcohol consumption and potentially hazardous drinking behavior appeared common among cancer survivors and those undergoing cancer treatment, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

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