Marriage can lead to dramatic reduction in heavy drinking in young adults
Monday, August 3, 2015 - 21:20
in Health & Medicine
Research on alcohol-use disorders consistently shows problem drinking decreases as we age. Now, researchers have found evidence that marriage can cause dramatic drinking reductions even among people with severe drinking problems. Scientists believe findings could help improve clinical efforts to help these people, inform public health policy changes and lead to more targeted interventions for young adult problem drinkers.