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The article reviews evidence that alcohol changes the timing and structure of sleep in healthy people. It describes faster sleep onset and more deep sleep early in the night, followed by greater disruption later, and summarizes research linking intoxication with reduced REM sleep and poorer reported sleep quality.
This collection reviews research on genetic variation in alcohol-metabolizing enzymes and alcohol-related outcomes across several populations. The studies report differing associations involving ADH and ALDH variants, including possible protective effects in particular samples, while emphasizing that these findings do not by themselves explain population-level differences in alcohol problems.
This clinical overview describes alcohol-related psychosis, which may arise during or soon after heavy drinking or during withdrawal and can involve hallucinations, paranoia, or fear. It reviews diagnostic considerations, possible causes, evaluation, and management, and emphasizes distinguishing alcohol-induced symptoms from schizophrenia, delirium, and other medical causes.
This brief resource describes warnings about combining cyclobenzaprine, sold under the brand name Flexeril, with alcohol. The cited medication information says the drug may enhance alcohol’s effects, and the accompanying interaction summary lists possible concerns including drowsiness, dizziness, impaired motor control, unusual behavior, and memory problems.
This collection reviews research on alcohol-related disinhibition and behavior, especially sexual responses, decision-making, and risk-taking. The included studies discuss social disinhibition alongside learning, expectations, and individual factors, showing that researchers have examined several possible pathways rather than treating disinhibition as a universal response to alcohol.
This article reviews how alcohol may affect memory formation and reconstruction for criminal events, including attention, episodic memory, and the encoding of new information. It also collects research on alcohol and eyewitness or suspect reporting, describing findings that vary across studies and memory tasks rather than treating intoxication as having one uniform effect.
This collection reviews research linking alcohol with aggression, including physical and verbal aggression, intimate partner violence, and sexual aggression. The included review describes proposed roles for reduced behavioral inhibition and individual or situational factors, while noting that the evidence concerns a complex relationship rather than a single explanation for any particular act.
This affidavit discusses the possible relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use in a military court-martial matter. It recounts counsel’s reported case background and summarizes research on PTSD and substance use disorders, including studies gathered in an appendix.
This 2021 affidavit discusses alcohol relapse and treatment in connection with a military peer review hearing. It summarizes research and DSM-5 material describing relapse as part of the variable course of alcohol use disorder and notes the affidavit author’s position that relapse does not by itself mean recovery is impossible.
This document compiles research abstracts and excerpts concerning alcohol-related blackouts and sex-offense allegations. It covers definitions and types of blackouts, alcohol and memory, prevalence and correlates, blood-alcohol elimination, and legal questions about memory and responsibility, with studies and commentary cited throughout.
