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Given the current growth of ageing populations, alcohol consumption among the elderly has received increased attention. What is deemed to be a ‘safe’ level of consumption has also been thrown into question, in the light of new evidence of a...

Abstract Background Alcohol use during pregnancy can have a variety of harmful consequences on the fetus. Lifelong effects include growth restriction, characteristic facial anomalies, and neurobehavioral dysfunction. This range of effects...

Background Adolescence is a critical period of vulnerability to substance use. Recent research has shown that gender differences in adolescence substance use are complex and in constant flux. The present study aims to investigate gender...

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Abstract Background The degree to which the relationship between alcohol use and sleeplessness is unidirectional or reciprocal is unclear due to great variation among the results of previous studies. The aim of the present study was to...