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

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 was published.

September is National Recovery Month, a time to shine a light on the power of healing and hope for those struggling with addiction. Unsurprising to most, alcohol use disorder is one of the most common ...

She told Mary that she’d started taking Ozempic for weight loss. “If I have more than two beers now, I go outside and barf,” ...

Gina Roberts folds up blankets on her bed in the sober home where she’s been living in Providence, R.I. on Feb. 2. She has ...

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and ...