Struggling with alcohol cravings? Naltrexone targets the brain's reward center to minimize drinking urges and reduce harmful ...

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, ...

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by compulsive alcohol use, loss of control over alcohol intake, and a negative emotional state when not using. You may ...

Health experts caution against drinking too much, but alcohol is everywhere. Experts say the things that make us pour another ...

Guilt about your drinking or annoyance when people bring it up are also notable signs, Dr. Holt said. “If you find yourself ...

Excess drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD) is common, not easily diagnosed, and often undertreated, with less than 15% of individuals with a lifetime diagnosis receiving any treatment. While ...

A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many ...

Alcoholic insanity is an outdated term to describe alcohol-induced psychosis. This is a rare condition in which alcohol use disorder, acute alcohol intoxication, and alcohol withdrawal can cause ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The well-documented rise in alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic caused some people already at risk to hasten becoming addicted to alcohol, with one of the long-term ...

Neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure (ND-PAE) is a mental health condition that results from exposure to alcohol before birth. It is a type of fetal alcohol spectrum ...

Thinking about giving up drinking for a brief period of time? Here are the mental and physical changes you can expect.