The powerful hallucinogen LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) has potential as a treatment for alcoholism, according to a retrospective analysis of studies published in the late 1960s and early 1970s ...

Human societies have made and consumed alcohol for millenniums, valuing its mind-altering properties and role in social situations, and have also faced harm from over-consumption. We are far from ...

Brain differences in children and teens who experiment with drugs early show up before they take their first puff or sip ...

A new wearable wristband could significantly improve diabetes management by continuously tracking not only glucose but also ...

The U.S. surgeon general has released a new advisory warning of alcohol-related cancer risk. The new guidance follows research that has linked alcohol to at least seven types of cancer.

Writing in the journal Nature, UCSF pediatrician Robert Lustig and colleagues suggest regulating sugar just like alcohol and tobacco--with taxes and age limits, for example--due to what they call ...

From Budweiser to Heineken, Alcohol Brands Are Rampant in Hollywood Films Over the past two decades, even G-rated films have amped up the booze labels ...

Nature-based programmes are a way to support people with drug and alcohol problems at a time when health problems related to substance use are rising.

Earlier studies conclude that drinking alcohol in moderation might be healthier than abstaining. A new study, however, overturns this theory.

Flipping the switch on fewer than 500 neurons dramatically reduces the alcohol consumption of mice. This novel finding could lead to new targets for therapeutics.