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 ...

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

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

For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by ...

For the first time, scientists have shown how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term cognitive impairments by damaging brain circuits responsible for decision-making.

Heavy alcohol use can cause lasting damage to brain circuits that control decision-making, as shown in a new study using rats ...

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome causes memory changes and other neurological symptoms. Learn why it’s underdiagnosed and more ...

Alcohol Awareness Month is a public health initiative organized in April 1987 and has grown into a national movement to draw ...

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

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 ...