Alcohol is the most common addictive substance in the world. Every year in the U.S. excessive alcohol use costs $249 billion and causes approximately 88,000 deaths, as well as various chronic diseases and social issues. Alcohol ...
Dec 1, 2023
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For people with severe alcohol use disorder, a new gene therapy trial could lead to an effective treatment that would involve chemically rebalancing the area of the brain associated with addiction.
Aug 29, 2023
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Heavy drinking commonly begins in adolescence and is a known risk factor for the development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). Data from adult clinical trials suggest that offering evidence-based medications for AUD to younger ...
Jun 14, 2023
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Today's substance use prevention efforts ignore individual genetic risk, but new Rutgers University research suggests that DNA test results may eventually enhance prevention and treatment and improve outcomes.
May 30, 2023
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A multidisciplinary team led by a University at Buffalo social work researcher has developed and tested a new assessment tool that has the potential to help people recover from alcohol and drug addiction.
May 11, 2023
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Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms—one driven by alcohol intake and one by alcohol withdrawal. That is one new conclusion by scientists at Scripps ...
Apr 22, 2023
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High levels of the body's own cannabinoid substances protect against developing addiction in individuals previously exposed to childhood maltreatment, according to a new study from Linköping University in Sweden.
Apr 11, 2023
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People living in the United States must travel significantly farther to access methadone treatment for opioid addiction than Canadians, suggests a new study led by Washington State University researchers.
Mar 15, 2023
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A team of researchers at Kyoto University has recently found that patients with kleptomania exhibit distinct patterns of gazing and brain activity when shown images with environmental cues relevant to their symptoms. Such ...
Feb 17, 2023
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Elite male soccer players have a lower risk of alcohol- and drug-related disorders than men from the general population, but this protective effect was seen only for those who first played in the 1960s and later, not for ...
Dec 21, 2022
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