New research published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity provides evidence that alcohol use disorder triggers a distinct type of immune response in the brain. The findings suggest that excessive ...

“Alcoholism” is a term that people may use to describe alcohol use disorder (AUD). AUD is a health condition in which a person may experience uncontrollable alcohol consumption that causes problems in ...

Researchers are studying whether these widely used weight-loss drugs may also be future treatments for alcohol abuse.

Share on Pinterest Naltrexone (referred to as the “Ozempic of alcohol”) is a drug that can help reduce alcohol and opioid cravings for people living with substance misuse disorder. vitapix/Getty ...

In a recent study published in Alcohol: Clinical & Experimental Research, researchers examined alcohol-induced psychomotor performance impairments among young adult alcohol consumers with alcohol ...

Share on Pinterest Research suggests that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could help curb alcohol cravings in people with alcohol use disorder. Stefa Nikolic/Getty Images A new study suggests that ...

The best-case scenario on alcohol related liver disease is a remission from physical symptoms and a restoration of liver function to a level where the patients can live a life as close to normal as ...

Nearly 30 million Americans struggle with alcohol addiction. Medication used to treat alcohol-use disorder have been on the market for decades, but is rarely prescribed. Dr. Sarah Wakeman, medical ...

Medically reviewed by Michael MacIntyre, MD Key Takeaways Substance use disorder makes it hard to stop using substances even when they're harmful.Using the term "substance use disorder" helps separate ...

People with alcohol use disorder (AUD) have high rates of co-occurring mental health conditions. Symptoms of mental health conditions and an excessive alcohol intake may contribute to each other ...

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, ...

Correction: The introduction to this segment misidentified Mass General Brigham. We regret the error. Nearly 30 million Americans struggle with alcohol addiction ...