A new interdisciplinary study from BYU, opens an angle of neuroimmune research that could potentially lead to better medical ...

Alcohol use is widespread and alcohol use disorder (AUD) causes substantial harm. AUD affects 29 million individuals and ...

Is addiction a choice or a disease? A psychiatrist explains how repeated substance use changes brain reward and ...

On a special episode of The Excerpt podcast: A recent groundbreaking study revealed that alcohol-related deaths are surging for women even more than for men. What’s to blame? Dr. Paula Cook, host of ...

Addiction is often defined by its source: drugs, alcohol, gambling, etc. But focusing on the substance or behavior alone misses a deeper issue: Many who overcome one addiction simply replace it with ...

Cannabidiol (CBD) could become a therapeutic tool to address some of the most frequent and disabling consequences of fetal ...

More than 29.5 million Americans ages 12 and up had alcohol use disorder – the medical term for the disease commonly known as alcoholism – in 2022, when the most recent national data was published.

ALBANY — During the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic recovery, the state expanded access to alcohol in laws aimed at saving restaurants, taverns, liquor stores and convenience stores. But addiction ...

Despite the growing prevalence of addiction among seniors, many cases go undetected even in health care settings where older ...

A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many ...

Alcohol consumption has been one of the significant problems in India. Not only does it develop severe health risks, but it ...