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

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in the brain. Early trials show reductions in alcohol intake, opioid seeking, ...

A new analysis has found that consuming an average of two alcoholic drinks per day, or 14 per week, was linked to an ...

To report this series about the U.S. alcohol epidemic, Facher and Cueto interviewed more than 100 health researchers, doctors, patients, industry insiders, and lawmakers. They also reviewed scientific ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...