Can alcohol abuse ruin your sense of taste and smell? new study investigates

This study looks at how alcohol use disorder (AUD) changes a person's sense of taste and smell. Researchers will compare people with and without AUD using taste tests, smell tests, and brain activity measurements. The goal is to better understand these sensory changes, not to test a new treatment. Participants will also provide blood, saliva, and stool samples, and keep diaries of their eating, drinking, and sleep habits.