May 20 (UPI) --More than 29.5 million Americans ages 12 and up had alcohol use disorder-- the medical term for the disease commonly known as alcoholism -- in 2022, when the most recent national data ...

“Alcoholism” is a term that people may use to describe alcohol use disorder (AUD). AUD is a health condition in which a person may experience uncontrollable alcohol consumption that causes problems in ...

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Getty Images The limited treatment options available for alcohol use disorder emphasize the urgent need for more research into pharmacologic therapies. While more research is needed, preclinical and ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Abusing alcohol can put one’s health and safety at risk, according to the Mayo Clinic. There are ways to help a loved one who could be suffering from Alcohol Abuse Disorder.

A new study published Thursday found that groundbreaking weight loss and diabetes medications also combat opioid-use disorder and alcohol misuse disorder. This is the second study this fall to suggest ...

For a long time, she drank every day, starting at 5 p.m. Eventually, she began drinking at 3 p.m. "There were days near the end where I would decide, 'Today, I'm taking the day off,' and I would drink ...

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 ...

Nearly 21 million Americans suffer from a substance abuse disorder and only 10 percent of them receive treatment for their condition, according to a new report released by the Surgeon General Vivek ...

Proposed changes to the psychiatric profession’s diagnostic manual, the DSM-5, have caused a recent uproar, with critics worried that the new label of “alcohol abuse disorder” will overdiagnose young ...

You can request that, as a condition of custody, your co-parent is monitored for alcohol use until the problem is resolved. Source: New Africa/Shutterstock I am not the first to say this: alcohol ...