Teens and young adults who see alcohol promotions in their social media feeds are more likely to drink and binge drink, ...

Alcohol plays a role in over 200 diseases and injuries, contributing to more than 175,000 deaths in the U.S. annually and 3 million worldwide. Excessive alcohol consumption remains widespread, with 10 ...

A multidisciplinary team led by a UB social work researcher has developed and tested a new assessment tool that has the potential to help people recover from alcohol and drug addiction. The ...

GLP-1 drugs, originally developed for diabetes and obesity, may also curb addictive behaviors by acting on reward circuits in ...

The phenomenon that unsatisfying things are the most addictive has been branded the "Dorito Theory," and can be applied to many bad behaviors. PhotoPlus+ - stock.adobe.com It’s all just empty calories ...

Mary Pendery, before her sad demise at the hands of the Disease Theory Recently, an old friend of Mary Pendery's contacted me via e-mail. I was surprised to see Mary's ghost resurface this way. This ...

A man who battled a drug and alcohol addiction for nearly two decades has gone viral after sharing the emotional moment he returned home to his mother—clean, sober, and nine years later. Dale Ward, 31 ...

Six months after former President Joe Biden pardoned his son’s convictions on federal tax evasion and firearm charges, the 55-year-old shared rare insight into his previous struggles with alcoholism ...