Background and aims Emerging evidence suggests that solitary drinking may be an
important early risk marker for alcohol use disorder. The current paper is the first meta …

Conventional wisdom and survey data indicate that alcohol is a social lubricant and is
consumed for its social effects. In contrast, the experimental literature examining alcohol's …

Responsiveness is a key element of effective communication in most relationships. When
relational partners perceive each other as being responsive, the relationship tends to be …

Understanding why people drink alcohol and in some cases develop drinking problems has
long puzzled researchers, clinicians, and patients alike. In the mid-1940s and early 1950s …

±3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is a popular recreational drug that
enhances sociability and feelings of closeness with others. These “prosocial” effects appear …

While social context has long been considered central to substance use disorder prevention
and treatment and many drug-taking events occur in social settings, experimental research …

The personality trait of extraversion has been linked to problematic drinking patterns.
Researchers have long hypothesized that such associations are attributable to increased …

Aims To (1) measure the aggregated effect size of empathy deficits in individuals with
alcohol use disorder (AUD) compared with healthy controls,(2) measure the aggregated …

Abstract MDMA (±3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine,'ecstasy') is used recreationally,
reportedly because it increases feelings of empathy, sociability, and interpersonal …

This study aimed to elucidate the anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and antifibrotic effects of
gold nanoparticles (GNPs) in rats subjected to liver injury with ethanol and …