A new study reveals that heavy drinkers with depression experience the same level of buzz as those without depression, challenging the long-standing belief that alcohol's pleasurable effects diminish ...

When you drink alcohol, the brain ramps up the release of a chemical called gamma-aminobutyric acid, or GABA, which helps us ...

A new study from the University of Chicago Medicine reveals that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) and depression experience high levels of stimulation and pleasure when intoxicated, similar to ...

Alcohol plays a role in over 200 diseases and injuries, contributing to more than 175,000 deaths in the U.S. annually and 3 ...

Mental health centre Harmony SGGZ celebrates six months of operations serving individuals with addiction in South Africa, the ...

Virginia Tech researchers surveyed 350 people and found painkillers followed by opioids like fentanyl required the most ...

A new study found that retirees who drank moderately had fewer depression symptoms than non-drinkers, but retirees who drank ...

You may have seen products like hangover patches or pills that claim to prevent or cure a hangover. These products contain a mix of vitamins and plant-based extracts, often without providing exact ...

As the body adapts to the presence of the drug, dependency and addiction can result. If consumption stops suddenly, the person may experience withdrawal symptoms. Alcohol addiction is a disease ...

The newest treatment for AUD, acamprosate (Campral) was developed in France. The FDA approved the drug for abstinence maintenance in detoxified alcoholics 21 years ago, in 2004. Acamprosate restores ...