#524 Alcohol: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The health benefits of alcohol have been documented in many studies over the last few decades. We will explore the research behind the health claims. Are there differences in effect among wine, beer, and spirits? We will also find out about the dangers of alcohol consumption. For those who can’t drink moderately, how can alcohol addiction be addressed? Guests: Fulton Crews, PhD, Director of the Skipper Bowles Center on Alcohol Studies; David Gastfriend, MD, Director of the Addiction Research Program in the Dept of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital & Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School; Scott Swartzwelder, PhD, Neurobiology Research Laboratory, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.