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A troubled youth boarding school can assist teens with alcoholism
By Staff Writer
 Researchers from Scripps Research Institute recently performed tests that indicate that there is a biological mechanism that comes into play when individuals develop a dependency on alcohol. Maria Roberto and Nicholas Gilpin, research associates for the institute, said that the goals of the study were to examine the role of the stress system in the brain during compulsive drinking and to determine the neural circuitry that acts during the transition to alcohol dependency. Study results indicate that a receptor for neuropeptide Y in the brain plays a key role in a person's transition into alcoholism. The neuropeptide Y is located in a part of the brain called the central amygdala, which assists in the processing of emotional reactions and memory. Researchers hope that the study results can pave the way in finding a medication that can curb alcohol addiction. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, about 17.6 million Americans suffer from alcoholism. Parents who have a teen that is struggling with an alcohol addition may want to consider enrolling him or her in a troubled youth boarding school.
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