The benefits and risks of alcohol consumption depend upon the dose, your genes, your sex, and your state of health.

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process ...

Researchers analyze 2.2 million genomes to show that addiction risk is primarily driven by broad genes affecting brain wiring and impulse control, not drug-specific traits.

Most people in the United States who drink alcohol do not know it raises their cancer risk. A new study co-authored by University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers found that educational ...

Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill (HB26-1271) that would add new fees on beer, wine, and spirits to help fund addiction recovery programs.

Mary started drinking regularly in the early nineties, when she was thirteen. Her father had recently married a Danish woman and moved the family to Denmark, which has one of the highest teen-drinking ...

ALBANY — New York is rapidly making it easier to buy alcohol. Recent legislation has allowed to-go cocktails, expanded direct-to-consumer shipping and made permanent alcohol sales in movie theaters.

A 2024 U.S. national survey reported that 11.8% of males and 7.6% of females ages 12 and older met the criteria for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in 2023, meaning they could not stop or control alcohol ...

In a world full of temptations, it’s possible for a person to become addicted to just about anything. And while it’s not always obvious, there are often warning signs that suggest there’s a problem.

Researchers came to Dr. Chris Knowles’ school in England when he was 18 years old to run an experiment. They wanted to see which novice drinkers responded the most to alcohol and who would later go on ...

(NEXSTAR) – The new U.S. dietary guidelines, unveiled to the public on Wednesday, include an upside-down food pyramid, lots of protein and a new take on alcohol consumption. The updated 2025-2030 ...

MIAMI — When Susan Akin first started injecting a coveted weight-loss drug early this year, the chaos in her brain quieted. The relentless cravings subsided — only they’d never been for food. The ...