Some psychedelics, psychoactive substances that alter people's mood, perceptions and mental processes, were recently found to be promising alternative treatments for some mental health disorders. The ...

No matter what’s ailing you, exercise seems to help. Ample research shows that regular workouts improve a multitude of conditions, imparting physical and psychological benefits. Now, a new paper ...

Credit: Getty Images. Alcohol is responsible for more deaths than overdoses from opioids and all other substances combined, yet less than 10% of people with alcohol use disorder receive treatment. The ...

Brain activity related to how young adults value reward appears to be linked to longer-term drinking patterns, according to a ...

May 20 (UPI) --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 ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) are highly heritable, but the extent of shared and distinct genetic architecture across ...

University of Washington Medicine is taking part in a nationwide clinical trial testing whether GLP‑1 drugs for weight loss and diabetes could actually help people cut back on drinking.

For many people navigating the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary relief came in the form of a stiff drink. In the United States, the pandemic years were accompanied by the largest increase ...

Share on Pinterest Semaglutide drugs were tied to a significantly lower incidence of alcohol use disorder in a new study. Image credit: JNemchinova/Getty Images. A new study from Case Western Reserve ...

Randomized control trials that are shorter than 12 weeks show similar results to longer trials when assessing a new ...

Among patients with alcohol use disorder, medication use was linked to a lower likelihood of alcohol‑associated hospitalizations and lower mean charges than no medication use. Among patients with ...

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the World Health Organization says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. You may have seen plenty of on-screen characters sip whisky or ...