About 27 million American adults, roughly the population of Texas, struggled with alcohol use disorder last year, according ...

Drugs that enhance GLP-1, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, have recently gained popularity as obesity treatments. A study ...

Alcohol can impair your ability to think, damage your brain cells, and increase your risk of long-term conditions such as memory loss and addiction. You may think of alcohol as a way to unwind or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Despite mounting evidence that connect drinking to multiple ...

A new study by Scripps Research reveals that alcohol dependence disrupts two signaling pathways in a stress-related part of ...

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are transforming the health of millions of people—and a new study hints that even more could benefit from the drugs’ other effects on the body. A study ...

Researchers believe the so-called "wonder drugs" semaglutide and liraglutide could have other uses than fighting obesity, such as curbing addiction to alcohol. Patrick Pleul/dpa Sometimes hyped as ...

children, spouses and relatives of the problem drinker. Tonight at 7, “Call the Doctor” will feature local substance abuse specialists who will offer support and counseling to families trapped by ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Alcohol Awareness Month is a public health initiative organized in April 1987, and has grown into a national movement to draw more attention to the causes and effects of ...

When I was 14 years old, I became aware that I wanted to feel the effects of alcohol. I had a few drinks at a friend's house when his parents weren't home and quickly felt relaxed, uninhibited, and ...

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