March 21, 2012
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Study examines role of stress, anxiety
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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.”
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