Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful. Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate the person from the treatable illness. Substance use ...

No alcohol withdrawal symptoms despite episodic heavy drinking? That doesn't mean alcohol is not affecting your brain, ...

Alcoholic insanity is an outdated term to describe alcohol-induced psychosis. This is a rare condition in which alcohol use disorder, acute alcohol intoxication, and alcohol withdrawal can cause ...

A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders. A person-centered, nonjudgmental approach should be adopted.

When Julie McFadden started drinking alcohol at age 13, she didn’t question it because, well, all the cool kids were doing it. She continued the habit as she got older, but didn’t think she was in red ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Alcohol affects men and women very differently, especially women dependent on alcohol. For five years, the Yale Program on Sex Differences in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), headed by Dr. Sherry McKee, ...

Evidence is mounting that new therapies already used to treat gut diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity may help people with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor ...