Researchers have identified brain circuits disrupted by prenatal alcohol exposure, which may explain the cognitive ...

Rutgers Health researchers have discovered that brain immune cells from people with a high genetic risk for alcohol use ...

A study on rats found that administering 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine before giving them an opportunity to take heroin ...

Alcoholism and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are major public health and socioeconomic issues. However, a handful of ...

Alcohol-related deaths increased 18% during the pandemic, as did hospitalizations related to alcohol use, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) ...

Addiction and mental health are deeply intertwined issues that affect millions of people in the United States. Understanding ...

GLP-1 drugs mimic a hormone that sends the brain signals of fullness. Researchers theorize that the drugs could work the same ...

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine has found that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression ...

New research suggests that Ozempic and similar weight loss medications have the potential to be as big a game changer in ...

Depressed drinkers experience alcohol’s pleasure and stimulation, challenging beliefs about self-medication and addiction.

Alcohol plays a role in over 200 diseases and injuries, contributing to more than 175,000 deaths in the U.S. annually and 3 ...

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine shows that people with both alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression feel high levels of pleasure and stimulation when they are intoxicated, just ...