Larry D Reid
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Biography
Larry D Reid has been a Professor at major universities and centers for more than 47 years. During most of that time, he maintained a small, but continuously funded, laboratory. Among the laboratory’s topics was the behavioral neuroscience of alcoholism, including basic research on opioidergic effects on alcohol intake. A recent interest has been alcoholism among females. The findings from the research on females led to writing a book for smart young women and the people who love them, titled Slowly, Softly Killing Us. Passages of the book are harsh criticisms of the alcohol beverage industries marketing practices.