For every hour that goes by in the U.S., approximately 20 people die from excessive alcohol use (an estimated 178,000 per year). This month is Alcohol Awareness Month, and Dr. Patricia Molina from LSU ...

For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. Rats exposed to high ...

The leading preventable cause of death in the United States is tobacco and second is poor diet and physical inactivity. Care to guess what comes in third? You can’t be faulted if you guessed opioids ...

In the United States, alcohol is not a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). However, it is subject to certain regulations. For some, alcohol consumption provides a feeling ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Despite mounting evidence that connect drinking to multiple ...

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained ...

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 ...

Students in Tehama County will be joining other schools and scientists around the country in observing National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week, starting Monday and running to Jan. 31. "The week-long health ...

The Drug Free Schools and Campuses Regulations (34 CFR Part 86) of the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA) require an Institution of Higher Education (IHE) such as Hope College (Hope), to ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — The Burleigh Morton Behavioral Health Coalition Student Committee announces the Sticker Shock Project amid National Drug and Alcohol Fact Week. According to the 2023 Youth Risk ...