The most damaging misconception about addiction is that it reflects a lack of willpower, weak character or poor moral choices ...

What It Is and Why It Matters Alcoholism, clinically known as Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), is a chronic disease characterized ...

Increasing evidence suggests that there is no safe amount of alcohol a person can consume. Three recent studies indicate any ...

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

The drugs that keep rheumatoid arthritis in check may one day help people stop drinking. A new Scripps Research study shows ...

Alcohol use disorder is a major cause of disease and premature death worldwide. For people with chronic liver disease (CLD), there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. Yet many patients with this ...

Alcohol is one of the most popular recreational drugs globally, but its long-term use can have some particularly unhealthy ...

Recent research indicates alcohol is a major risk factor in cancer and other serious illnesse. New studies suggest that there ...

Psychoactive substances can both alleviate and exacerbate multiple sclerosis symptoms. Caffeine may reduce fatigue but increase stress; alcohol may reduce stress but increase fatigue. Patients should ...

Drinking too much alcohol can increase inflammation and harm your body. Alcohol use disorder is a leading cause of death in the US and Europe. Heavy alcohol use may worsen inflammatory conditions like ...

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 ...