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 ...

Credit: Getty Images. Alcohol is responsible for more deaths than overdoses from opioids and all other substances combined, yet less than 10% of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment. The ...

May 20 (UPI) --More than 29.5 million Americans ages 12 and up had alcohol use disorder-- the medical term for the disease commonly known as alcoholism -- in 2022, when the most recent national data ...

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

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of 'self medication' to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms of mania, ...

Share on Pinterest Semaglutide drugs were tied to a significantly lower incidence of alcohol use disorder in a new study. Image credit: JNemchinova/Getty Images. A new study from Case Western Reserve ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) affects about 400 million people worldwide and is a leading cause of serious illnesses such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, liver disease and stroke. Beyond these ...

Illustration courtesy of Vivian Chang This 3-part series looks at the current evidence for the treatment of SUDs. Part 2 reviews the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and alcohol use disorder. Alcohol ...

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure when intoxicated, similar to ...

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the World Health Organization says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. You may have seen plenty of on-screen characters sip whisky or ...