The NAWR fires back at an LA Times op-ed calling for alcohol to be stigmatized like tobacco, arguing the comparison is ...

A woman whose cocktail evenings turned into blackouts seven days a week finally quit – using the Sinclair method and a $1 ...

Stepped alcohol treatment (SAT) offered via telehealth helps people with chronic liver disease (CLD) reduce alcohol ...

When we drink alcohol, our liver breaks it down into acetate, which the body can then burn as fuel. A new ...

MaineHealth Franklin Hospital has launched a new outpatient addiction medicine program to expand coordinated treatment for ...

A landmark clinical trial reveals that a widely used obesity drug may also curb alcohol cravings and consumption, opening a potential new front in addiction treatment. Study: Once-weekly semaglutide ...

Popular weight loss drugs, like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and liraglutide (Victoza), have transformed the way doctors treat diabetes and obesity. Now research suggests these meds — part of a class ...

Summary: Why do individuals with alcohol use disorders often prioritize drinking over meaningful social connections? A new study identifies a specific brain region—the anterior insula—as a key driver ...

Addiction is one of the most common and consequential chronic medical conditions in the United States. Nationwide, more than 46 million people met the criteria for a substance abuse disorder as of ...

Mary started drinking regularly in the early nineties, when she was thirteen. Her father had recently married a Danish woman and moved the family to Denmark, which has one of the highest teen-drinking ...