Research shows risk-taking behavior precedes increased alcohol consumption, not vice versa

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A study has found that increases in risk-taking behavior in people with mild to moderate alcohol use disorder (AUD) precede increases in alcohol consumption, not vice versa. This research is the first to predict changes in real-life drinking longitudinally using gamified smartphone-based decision-making tasks. The findings from the study, appearing in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience…

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