Addiction can affect anyone, regardless of background, education, or income. It often starts subtly—using alcohol to unw ...

September is National Recovery Month, a time to shine a light on the power of healing and hope for those struggling with addiction. Unsurprising to most, alcohol use disorder is one of the most common ...

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 was published.

Share on Pinterest A growing body of evidence suggests that GLP-1 drugs prescribed for obesity and diabetes could also help treat addiction. FreshSplash/Getty Images GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and ...

Many patients taking obesity and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have found its benefits go beyond weight loss.

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab Tampa has published a new educational resource exploring the physiological effects of alcohol ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Warren Musselman credits his post-alcohol life to two things: finally finding a program that offered counseling he could connect with, and deciding he just ...

Experts agree that addiction is a disease, yet the disease model doesn't capture addiction's harmful effects on others.

Despite the growing prevalence of addiction among seniors, many cases go undetected even in health care settings where older ...

Alcohol treatment for adolescents in England who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) is more than twice as ...