Tracing the Roots of Alcoholism

Research that tracks young adults as they move from being social drinkers to problem drinkers is being conducted at the University of Buffalo's Research Institute on Addiction.

The scientists will examine young adults between the ages of 21 and 30 who drink alcohol. The study received a four-year, $1.6 million grant from the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

"This grant involves three studies that focus on young adults. In the first study, we will examine mood, restraint and other psychosocial variables involved in alcohol use," lead investigator R. Lorraine Collins says in a news release.

"In the second, we will conduct a laboratory study in which we induce mood and examine the effects on drinking. In the third, we will conduct an intervention study in which we examine whether changing individuals' moods influences their drinking behavior over time," Collins says.

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