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'''Medications''' are often used to discourage alcohol use.  ''Antabuse'' (disulfiram) interrupts the metabolization of alcohol, increasing the amount of [[acetaldehyde]] in the body and leading to substantial hangover symptoms shortly after drinking and discouraging those who have taken the medication from drinking.  ''Naltrexone'' is a medication that binds to opioid receptors in the brain, decreasing alcohol cravings and promoting abstinence.

'''Medications''' are often used to discourage alcohol use.  ''Antabuse'' (disulfiram) interrupts the metabolization of alcohol, increasing the amount of [[acetaldehyde]] in the body and leading to substantial hangover symptoms shortly after drinking and discouraging those who have taken the medication from drinking.  ''Naltrexone'' is a medication that binds to opioid receptors in the brain, decreasing alcohol cravings and promoting abstinence.

== The negative effects of alcohol use on an individual’s personality ==

== The negative effects of excess alcohol use on an individual’s personality ==

[[File:Alcohol abuse.jpg|right|251px|thumbnail||Alterations in four of the “Big Five” personality traits are linked to problematic alcohol use.<ref>[https://www.jwatch.org/na46402/2018/04/02/alcohol-use-adults-may-lead-detrimental-personality ''Alcohol Use in Adults May Lead to Detrimental Personality Changes''] by Claire Wilcox, MD</ref>]]

[[File:Alcohol abuse.jpg|right|251px|thumbnail||Alterations in four of the “Big Five” personality traits are linked to problematic alcohol use.<ref>[https://www.jwatch.org/na46402/2018/04/02/alcohol-use-adults-may-lead-detrimental-personality ''Alcohol Use in Adults May Lead to Detrimental Personality Changes''] by Claire Wilcox, MD</ref>]]

The article ''Alcohol Use in Adults May Lead to Detrimental Personality Changes'' by Claire Wilcox, MD states:

The article ''Alcohol Use in Adults May Lead to Detrimental Personality Changes'' by Claire Wilcox, MD states: