Drinking problems can affect physical and mental health. One study looked at long-term data on twins to understand how alcohol misuse in teen years could affect health later. The study finds a weak ...

Alcohol misuse can happen in stages. These stages may lead to alcohol use disorder in some people. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a condition that is characterized by the inability to control or stop ...

We care about this issue and the impact it has on you, our team members. Over the past several years, there has been a nationwide increase in the misuse of alcohol and other drugs. Issues related to ...

Health problems arising from alcohol and deaths that result from misuse of alcohol are rising in America, particularly among women. In fact, research has shown that a striking 20 percent of all deaths ...

Alcohol misuse could one day be treated by a one-off gene therapy delivered into people’s brains, after a small trial in monkeys found this slashed their alcohol intake. The gene therapy raised ...

The negative health impacts of alcohol have been in the spotlight since the surgeon general’s recent advisory, and now experts are warning that older drinkers might be more sensitive to those effects.

Nearly 23% of high school students reported drinking at least one alcoholic beverage in the past 30 days; binge drinking was ...

Nearly 23% of Illinois high school students said they drank alcohol within the last 30 days when surveyed in 2021, according to a report released Monday.