Alcohol Intake and Blood Pressure Levels: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Nonexperimental Cohort Studies Hypertension
Dose-response relationship of baseline alcohol intake with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) divided by sex. Studies conducted in men (A and B)23–27 and women (C and D).23,27 Spline curve (solid line) with 95% confidence limits (gray area). Dose-response relationship between baseline alcohol intake and systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood […]
The Dopamine System in Mediating Alcohol Effects in Humans
Specifically, rats voluntarily self‐administer alcohol, as well as acetaldehyde (an alcohol metabolite) into the posterior, but not anterior, part of the VTA [80–85], indicating that alcohol is reinforcing only within the posterior VTA. In corroboration are the findings that the sensitivity of the posterior VTA to the reinforcing effects of alcohol is enhanced in alcohol‐preferring […]
