Self-medicating low mood with alcohol use: Examining the role of frequency of alcohol use, quantity consumed and context of drinking.

CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this paper indicate that the behaviour of self-medication may be a factor in why people may be more hazardous drinkers, and that these individuals are drinking to relieve their mood, more likely than someone who does not use alcohol for this purpose. The findings also provide clinical insight, as the behaviour of self-medication could be used as a target for intervention. PMID: 32721645 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32721645?dopt=Abstract

Source: Addictive Behaviors - July 16, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Mc Hugh R, McBride O Tags: Addict Behav Source Type: research