Money stress fuels alcohol cravings, study finds
NCT ID NCT04128761
First seen Jan 05, 2026 · Last updated May 13, 2026 · Updated 27 times
Summary
This study looked at how thinking about money problems affects people with alcohol use disorder. 124 adults who wanted to cut down on drinking completed tasks and surveys after reading either a story about financial scarcity or a neutral story. Researchers measured how quickly they discounted future rewards and how much they craved alcohol. The goal was to understand if scarcity makes alcohol cravings worse and leads to more impulsive choices.
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Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC
Roanoke, Virginia, 24016, United States
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