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Does drinking alcohol really take away the blues? It's not what you think

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83% Informative

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that people with alcohol use disorder ( AUD ) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure when intoxicated.

The findings counter the long-held belief that the pleasure people experience when drinking alcohol decreases with addiction and that drinking to intoxication is mainly to reduce negative feelings as a form of self-medication.

VR Score

90

Informative language

94

Neutral language

55

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

74

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

long-living

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