For the first time, scientists have shown how heavy drinking can cause lasting brain damage that affects decision-making, ...

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 ...

My friend's teenage brother had a very serious drinking problem. He was staying out late, coming home drunk on school nights, and crashing the family car. The problem was so serious that the whole ...

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 ...

Actor and television presenter Kunickaa Sadanand, currently a contestant at Bigg Boss 19, spoke about her addiction to alcohol in the past. During a conversation with a fellow contestant, the ...

The leading preventable cause of death in the United States is tobacco and second is poor diet and physical inactivity. Care to guess what comes in third? You can’t be faulted if you guessed opioids ...

Share on Pinterest Research in rodents aims to find out exactly what alcohol use and overuse does to the heart. Design by MNT; Photography by Instants/Getty Images & windcatcher/Getty Images. Two ...

Most people think addiction means a person has severe withdrawal when not taking alcohol or drugs. But withdrawal symptoms ...

As weight-loss drugs like Ozempic revolutionize weight loss, scientists hope they may also be life-changing for alcohol addiction. The drugs are one of several approaches doctors and psychiatrists ...

Nick Padlo's addiction to alcohol and drugs didn't happen overnight. "I was using them as a tool to cope with depression and anxiety," says the recovered addict and founder of Sophros Recovery ...