A “nudging” strategy in the emergency department (ED) may be a path for prescribing a medication that can blunt cravings for alcohol—and dull its effects—offering an effective treatment for people… read more.
Although the United States requires a warning label on alcoholic beverages, alcohol-related deaths have risen steadily over the past two decades. However, new labels warning of specific disease… read more.
The latest, most comprehensive data on the scale of drink spiking in the UK will be presented to the public for the first time at Anglia Ruskin University… read more.
Researchers report that elevated lifetime alcohol consumption is associated with a higher risk of colorectal cancer, and that quitting heavy drinking might lower the subsequent risk. The findings… read more.
Researchers report that people drinking three or more alcoholic drinks per day are at a significantly greater risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (a type of stroke caused by bleeding… read more.
In an analysis by race, sex, age, and geography, alcohol-induced death rates in 2024 are nearly double those in 1999, with a sharp increase at the onset of the… read more.
Alcohol-related deaths increased 18% during the pandemic, as did hospitalizations related to alcohol use, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.241146. In the early part of the… read more.
The blockbuster drug semaglutide, better known as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for obesity, could also help people cut down on their alcohol intake, according to new research… read more.
After declining significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, substance use among adolescents has continued to hold steady at lowered levels for the fourth year in a row, according to… read more.
Beer drinkers have lower-quality diets, are less active, and are more likely to smoke cigarettes than people who drink wine, liquor, or a combination, according to a study… read more.
New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that certain types of medication used to treat diabetes may be effective in reducing alcohol use…. read more.
Between 2015 and 2019, excessive alcohol use resulted in over 140,000 deaths and 3.6 million years of potential life lost annually in the United States, making it the fourth… read more.
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