Heavy drinkers had a 133% higher chance of having brain lesions compared with nondrinkers, a study found. A medical expert ...

Insomnia and hazardous drinking are so closely intertwined that estimates suggest at least one-third, and as many as 91%, of people who have a hard time with sleep also misuse alcohol.

Young adults often use alcohol and cannabis together, a behavior that may dull the perceived negative effects of drinking and ...

Many young adults drink alcohol and use cannabis together, at the same time, as a coping mechanism or to relieve stress. A ...

Many young adults drink alcohol and use cannabis together, at the same time, as a coping mechanism or to relieve stress.

We all experience cravings. Sometimes, our cravings prompt undesirable behaviors, which can contribute to negative ...

"We now have a new model for the unfortunate cognitive changes that humans with alcohol use disorder show," said author Patricia Janak, a Johns Hopkins University neuroscientist who studies the ...

April marks Alcohol Awareness Month, an annual observance that serves as an important reminder or the ongoing fight against ...

About one in 10 U.S. adults with substance use disorder (SUD) report past-year hospitalizations, according to a research ...

As Alcohol Awareness Month highlights the growing issue of substance use in Oklahoma, nearly 900,000 individuals are affected ...

This study, which was published in the journal Neurology, comes when clinicians and public health advocates are raising awareness of alcohol use disorder and issues related to excessive alcohol ...