NIAAA Spectrum — Feature: "Brain Research: A Focus on Childhood Trauma and Alcohol Misuse"
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Volume 13, Issue 2 – Spring 2021
FEATURE: Brain Research: A Focus on Childhood Trauma and Alcohol Misuse
News reports of college drinking tragedies, and concerns about increased access to alcohol in the home during the pandemic, make clear that COVID-19 has provided no reprieve from the problems of underage drinking. A perennial public health priority, alcohol misuse by young people increases the likelihood of myriad serious consequences, including altered brain development, academic problems, unsafe sexual behavior, physical and sexual assault, traffic crashes, injuries, overdoses, and alcohol use disorder (AUD).