Health experts caution against drinking too much, but alcohol is everywhere. Experts say the things that make us pour another ...

The blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on drinking, new research published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry suggests. In a study of around 228,000 people in Sweden who had ...

Two questions asked during a regular pediatrician’s visit could help identify youth with drinking problems, according to a national expert group convened by the National Institute on Alcoholism and ...

Amid increasing rates of cancer among young people and growing evidence that no level of alcohol consumption is safe, the United States stands as an outlier in telling its citizens that drinking ...

About 27 million American adults, roughly the population of Texas, struggled with alcohol use disorder last year, according to the 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. If you or someone you ...

The main goal when determining the level of care is to match the intensity of the treatment to the severity of the addiction.

A man who is recovering from alcohol addiction is encouraging others like him to seek help. Henry Mackley, 46, from Ludlow, said his drinking "spiralled" after the coronavirus pandemic and nearly ...

Struggling with alcohol cravings? Naltrexone targets the brain's reward center to minimize drinking urges and reduce harmful ...

Having a family member or a close friend with a gambling problem puts people at greater risk of developing one, too, a new ...

“Mom, I need to drop my classes this semester. I had a really bad stomach flu and I can’t get caught up. I hope you understand.” You are concerned by this message. Your college student, Ben, also ...