Key Takeaways Evidence-based therapies for alcohol addiction have scientific validation behind them, making them more ...

The blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on drinking, new research published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry suggests. In a study of around 228,000 people in Sweden who had ...

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, which also treat diabetes, may help users battling drug and alcohol abuse as well. A study published in the Addiction medical journal Wednesday showed ...

The White House unveiled a new effort to streamline the country’s response to its drug and alcohol epidemic. But the ...

A man who once drank up to four bottles of vodka every day has told how he only managed to quit alcohol after developing a ...

New York lawmakers introduce bills to tax alcohol and redirect opioid tax revenue to fund substance use disorder treatment as federal funding becomes uncertain and state expands alcohol access.

Last February, a Sioux City native opened an alcohol-free bar on Historic 4th street, in memory of her sister who died from ...

Child health and mental health experts have warned that children exposed to alcohol consumption are at risk of addiction and substance use. They noted that early exposure could disrupt normal ...

Substance use disorders result when the body becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol. Though addiction itself is a chemical ...

That innocent-looking donut might be triggering more powerful brain responses than the vodka it’s sometimes paired with. While society readily acknowledges alcohol’s addictive potential, we still ...