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March 21, 2012 Page 6 OHSU to Look at Every Tuesday Links to Alcoholism Tabe the T O 5 :3 0 - 7:15 p m Tabe Study examines role of stress, anxiety fust w a lk in Northeast Health Center 5329 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. 2nd Floor Bring or mention this ad to get a Kedih FREE & ANONYMOUS or CONFIDENTIAL test for HIV! j Public Health T he N ational Institute on A lco hol A b u se an d A lc o h o lism has funded a study led by an O regon H ealth & Science U niversity re searcher to explore how stress and anxiety play a role in excessive alco hol intake. O H SU will receive approximately $6.3 m illion over five years, funding p ro je c ts in th e la b o ra to rie s o f K athleen A. G rant, head o f neu ro science at the O regon N ational Pri m ate R esearch C en ter and p ro fes sor o f behavioral neuroscience in the O H SU School o f M edicine; and B etsy Ferguson, associate scien tist in neuroscience at the O N PR C . A lcoholism affects m illions o f A m e ric an s, d e v a sta te s fa m ilies, c o m p ro m ises n atio n al p re p a re d ness, depresses econom ic vitality, and burdens the country's health care system s. A lcohol abuse and alcoholism result from a com plex interplay o f genetic and environm ental factors, according to G rant and h er col- leagues. M uch o f the stress in m odem society is a subjective state o f anxi ety, w here com peting goals g en er a te c o n flic t a n d a c tiv a te b ra in m echanism s involved in arousal and attention. T hese stressful states are often seem ingly relived by drinking alcohol and m ay be a prim ary factor in establishing excessive alcohol co n su m p tio n . "W hile there is a great deal o f evidence supporting stress-alcohol interactions, less is know n about how these interactions alter the brain at the m olecular, cellular and systems levels to m aintain excessive drinking and alcoholism — and why this ad diction is so difficult to treat,” G rant said. "This consortium is tackling the larger picture o f brain m echanism s that control alcohol consum ption, the response to stress in these brain areas, and the reciprocal relationship b etw een e x cessiv e d rin k in g , the physiological state o f stress and the subjective state o f anxiety.” H ealth W Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled sta ff are ready to help those in need. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SPINACOLUMN An ongoing series of questions and answers about Am ericas natural healing profession Part 28. 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