New research suggests quitting alcohol changes the brain. Here’s how

Addiction researchers believe the brain changes that occur during abstinence may increase a person’s risk of relapse

Alcohol abstinence alters brain activity in ways that may drive someone with alcohol use disorder to relapse, new research in mice suggests.

Activity in certain areas of the brain may drive alcohol cravings. Yana Iskayeva/Moment via Getty Images For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink is preceded by changes in the activity of a particular brain regi

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