The guidelines used to recommend that men limit alcohol intake to two drinks per day and women to only one drink per day.

A reworked treatment model in Boynton Beach offers continuity from detox to aftercare, earlier mental health support, flexible wellness options, and structured family roles.

Evidence is mounting that new therapies already used to treat gut diseases, type 2 diabetes, and obesity may help people with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol. 2012;5(4):427-435. In individuals who ingest alcohol while receiving disulfiram, the drug produces an adverse disulfiram–alcohol reaction that may persist for 30 min to ...

Substance abuse treatment is often overlooked in oncological care, despite its impact on cancer outcomes. Many cancer patients continue hazardous drinking during treatment, increasing risks of ...

A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders. A person-centered, nonjudgmental approach should be adopted.

This idea of a drug potentially "curing" substance abuse marks a significant departure from longtime treatment orthodoxy which follows the 12-step teachings of Alcoholics Anonymous, which hasn’t ...

New treatments for addiction are urgently needed. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 107,941 people died from drug overdoses in 2022, an age-adjusted rate of 32.6 ...

New medications are in the pipeline that could help people win their battles against addictive substances, including opioids ...

“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 ...

Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has published a new educational resource examining how opioid tolerance develops and why it plays a significant role in substance use disorder ...

More than 1,000 prisoners are on waiting lists for drug and alcohol addiction treatment in Northern Ireland, according to ...