This model of progressive threat explains the neurophysiologic changes, including the neurotransmitter changes, seen with alcohol use. It also explains the increase in endogenous opioids (remember ...

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.

An expert explained new French guidelines, stressing that healthcare professionals must routinely discuss alcohol use with ...

A new animal study from Johns Hopkins University has shown how drinking large amounts of alcohol can cause long-lasting ...

The shift in public opinion is already influencing consumer behavior. More than half of marijuana users report drinking less ...

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

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 ...

Chronic alcohol consumption accelerates liver damage, and risk factors like genetic polymorphisms and the type of alcohol consumed play important roles in disease progression. Females, in ...

Researchers say a certain level of drinking is linked to lesions in the brain that cause memory and thinking problems ...