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Risk‑taking behavior precedes increased drinking in AUD, study finds

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Medical Xpress reports that increases in risk‑taking behavior in people with mild to moderate alcohol use disorder precede increases in alcohol consumption, not the reverse . Medical Xpress reports that the study used gamified smartphone‑based decision‑making tasks to predict real‑life drinking changes longitudinally . Medical Xpress reports that the findings were published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging . Medical Xpress reports that the results suggest potential for future targeted and timely interventions for people with AUD . Medical Xpress reports that AUD is a major contributor to global disability and mortality, and prior cross‑sectional studies linked it to reduced cognitive control and heightened risky decision‑making .

Why it matters. Medical Xpress reports that the findings open up the possibility of future targeted and timely interventions for people with AUD .

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