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Modeling Alcohol Consumption in Rodents Using Two-Bottle Choice Home Cage Drinking and Microstructural Analysis
Published on: November 8, 2024
[Moderate alcohol consumption brings no positive effect on health. A critical research analysis]
Sven Andréasson1, Tanya Chikritzhs2, Frida Dangardt3
1Beroendecentrum Stockholm - Riddargatan 1 Stockholm, Sweden - , Sweden.
Abstract:
The evidence for the beneficial health effects of moderate drinking is weaker than commonly perceived. No randomised controlled trials have been done. Observational studies suffer from unavoidable methodological limitations, chiefly from confounding and misclassification. Clinical advice to patients as well as public health recommendations should discourage initiation of alcohol consumption, as well as recommend the reduction of excessive drinking. The absence of health benefits strengthens the the arguments for effective population-level policies, e.g. raising alcohol prices and restricting the physical availability of alcohol.
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