He believes drinking has the “bandwagon effect,” meaning people seeing others imbibing are more likely to follow suit. Neither of his parents drink — although plenty of others around him do.

Twenty-one people have died in India and 10 are in the hospital after drinking tainted liquor, authorities said on Tuesday, updating the death toll. Nine people were in custody, police said.

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Ozempic and similar drugs aren’t just for weight loss, more and more research is finding. New data is the latest to show that GLP-1 medications help lower people’s alcohol consumption, too.

When picturing a 'typical' alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems. When picturing a ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — When picturing a “typical” alcoholic, people tend to imagine a person drinking at home alone. But that focus overlooks the social origins of many serious alcohol problems ...

When young people in a focus group talked about their binge drinking, several downplayed the severity of the things they'd done while drunk—which included taking their clothes off in a nightclub ...

Medications that have transformed the treatment of obesity may also help people drink less alcohol, according to new government-funded research. The study was small — just 48 adults — and ...

Nearly 40% of people on semaglutide reported they had no days of heavy drinking in the second month, compared to 20% of people who received placebo injections, according to the research.

The findings counter the long-held belief that the pleasure people experience when drinking alcohol decreases with addiction and that drinking to intoxication is mainly to reduce negative feelings ...