When you or someone you care about battles alcohol addiction always remember that reaching out for help demonstrates outstanding bravery not weakness. Every day you stay sober your courage grows into ...

Despite the profound human, social and economic costs of alcohol abuse, existing treatments have failed to provide meaningful ...

Younger cancer survivors were more likely than their older peers to start alcohol use disorder treatment within 1 year of diagnosis. Less than 15% of cancer survivors diagnosed with alcohol use ...

For US adult cancer survivors with a new alcohol use disorder diagnosis, the 1-year cumulative incidence of treatment initiation was 14.3%.

not only because of the stigma attached to drug treatment programs, but also because many believe quitting drugs or alcohol will be nearly as difficult as living with the addiction. And for a long ...

Weight loss drugs could “revolutionise the treatment of alcohol use disorder” by “effortlessly” slashing the amount that people drink, a study suggests. Patients prescribed them to lose ...

Studies show promising results for semaglutide as a potential treatment for alcohol use disorder. Semaglutide, a GLP-1 drug, was initially used for type 2 diabetes treatment and weight loss.

in treating alcohol addiction. It analyzes the latest scientific findings, potential mechanisms of action, and how these drugs compare to existing treatment options. 4 GLP-1RAs have revolutionized ...

The drugs are one of several approaches doctors and psychiatrists hope will revolutionize the treatment of what’s known as alcohol use disorder. Their work comes amid findings that even moderate ...

But the neurobiology of addiction is complex, says Mohammad Sarhan, MD, an addiction medicine physician at Caron Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Centers. As a result, "the exact mechanism of ...

Correction: In this video, we misstated Dr. Katie Witkiewitz’s credentials. She is a clinical psychologist and professor at the University of New Mexico. The transcript has been updated.