The drive to drink for someone with alcohol addiction often transforms from a pursuit of pleasure to a desperate need to ...

What compels someone to keep engaging in alcohol use, even if it damages their health, relationships and well-being? A new ...

The tide has largely turned against alcohol. Drinking, at least in moderation, was once seen as a harmless—or even healthy—indulgence that could strengthen your heart and even lengthen your lifespan.

The new Gallup numbers suggest a change agent at play, with women and Gen Z the driving forces behind unprecedented decreases in drinking.

Ultra-processed foods have become a primary scapegoat for nearly every conceivable health problem. When researchers cannot ...

Athletics and alcohol have long been intertwined, but the reality is stark: sports and alcohol addiction don’t mix. For many athletes, the pressures of competition can lead to unhealthy coping ...

That innocent-looking donut might be triggering more powerful brain responses than the vodka it’s sometimes paired with. While society readily acknowledges alcohol’s addictive potential, we still ...

A new study found that spending time scrolling online is as neurologically damaging as drinking alcohol. “Excessive use of ...

Feel Free, a drink with kratom and kava, is advertised as a wellness supplement, but many people say they are becoming addicted.

Twitter and Facebook are harder to resist than alcohol and cigarettes, but so is the urge to work, according to new research on people’s daily struggles with self-control and desire. The ...