Whether the substance involved is crack cocaine or alcohol or a behavior such as gambling, the common denominator of all addictions is continued use despite the development of negative ...

Call 911 immediately if you spot signs of alcohol poisoning. Roll someone with alcohol poisoning on their side to prevent ...

Alcohol-related liver disease can develop quietly for years. Many people have little or no warning while damage is building ...

Alcohol intolerance and alcohol allergy are often confused, but they are distinct conditions with different causes and mechanisms. Alcohol intolerance is a metabolic issue, typically caused by a ...

If you’re questioning your relationship with alcohol, here’s what to look for. By Jancee Dunn Before she stopped drinking alcohol eight years ago, Cecily Mak drank daily to “soften the edges of life.” ...

Alcohol dependency is estimated to cost UK businesses £7.3 billion yearly in lost productivity. What should be done to tackle this social issue? More can be done to support workers in the workplace as ...

Drug addiction symptoms do not just manifest in one spectacular moment. They nurture slowly, over a series of small changes ...

Researchers have shown they can detect cognitive decline related to heavy alcohol use even before clinical dementia symptoms appear, according to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical and ...

Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and ...