Prenatal ethanol exposure is invariably detrimental to the developing central nervous
system and the hippocampus is particularly sensitive to the teratogenic effects of ethanol …

Although public health campaigns advise pregnant women to abstain from ethanol, drinking
during pregnancy is pervasive. Here, we highlight recent studies that have clearly …

Adolescent alcohol binge drinking constitutes a major vulnerability factor to develop
alcoholism. However, mechanisms underlying this susceptibility remain unknown. We …

We examined the prevalence, correlates, and psychiatric comorbidities of community-
dwelling subjects with problematic Internet use (PIU). In an epidemiological survey of mental …

The consumption of alcohol during gestation is detrimental to the developing central
nervous system (CNS). The severity of structural and functional brain alterations associated …

Neurotransmitter systems have been long recognized as important targets of the
developmental actions of alcohol (ie, ethanol). Short-and long-term effects of ethanol on …

The magnitude of the detrimental effects following in utero alcohol exposure, including fetal
alcohol syndrome and other fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), is globally …

Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can result in a myriad of health problems in the
affected offspring ranging from growth deficiencies to central nervous system impairments …

The type 1 cannabinoid receptor (CB 1) is an integral component of the endocannabinoid
system that modulates several functions in the CNS and periphery. The majority of our …

Addiction is a chronically relapsing neuropsychiatric disease that occurs in some, but not all,
individuals who use substances of abuse. Relatively little is known about the mechanisms …