When someone begins to prioritize alcohol over their financial well-being, it may signal a deeper concern that warrants attention. Financial strain related to alcohol use often reflects underlying ...

Heavy alcohol use can lead to systemic inflammation, or prolonged inflammation throughout your entire body. Cutting out ...

Cardiovascular tests performed during primary care visits may give evidence of increasing alcohol use, which could help clinicians identify and treat risky drinking behaviors early. The findings ...

Societal norms can occasionally muddle the distinction between harmless habits and those that warrant concern. One practice that frequently sparks scrutiny is the consumption of alcohol before noon.

Social drinking can sit on the slippery slope to alcoholism. People - and culture - can sometimes intertwine solitary drinkers with addiction. However, alcoholism often starts out when drinking among ...

A handful of studies are underway to find out if semaglutide is an effective treatment for alcohol use disorder. Semaglutide is the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, which are widely prescribed ...

April is National Alcohol Awareness Month, sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), which works to raise awareness about the treatment and prevention of alcoholism, ...

Please note: While Dry January can help you temporarily reduce your alcohol intake and improve your health, if you need help cutting back on drinking or think you might have an alcohol dependency, ...

I come from a family of alcoholics. Sarah, my first cousin, was the most recent to die of complications from alcoholism, at age 41. Before her, seven people in our extended family, including her ...

Ashwin Dhanda receives funding from the National Institute of Health and Social Care Research for a study investigating methods to tackle stigma in alcohol-related liver disease. One of my patients, ...