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Alcohol-associated liver disease is becoming a massive health and economic burden, but researchers at UC San Diego may have ...

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Self-reported alcohol consumption among American adults is at its lowest in 90 years, a Gallup poll finds. The poll found 54 ...

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September is National Recovery Month, a time to draw attention to the nationwide crisis of drug and alcohol abuse and ...

My friend's teenage brother had a very serious drinking problem. He was staying out late, coming home drunk on school nights, and crashing the family car. The problem was so serious that the whole ...