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 "typical" ...

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, say the ...

Polysubstance use disorder is a mental health condition in which someone uses more than one substance at the same time or within a short period of time, despite a pattern of negative effects.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postdischarge pharmacotherapy rates rose from 12.6% in 2014 to 23.9% in 2023 for ALD-related hospitalizations.

A preclinical study by scientists at Scripps Research finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflammatory conditions may help reduce both alcohol intake and pain sensitivity—two issues ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

Among emergency department (ED) patients with alcohol use disorder, higher readiness-to-change scores were associated with increased treatment enrollment, with 47.1% enrolled within 30 days. Each ...

Psychology professor Amy Stamates on the study, the work of the university’s Health and Alcohol-Related Problems Lab, and our relationship with alcohol SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — People with ...

Recent analysis of federal health data suggests that the recreational use of LSD is associated with a lower likelihood of alcohol use disorder. This finding stands in contrast to the use of other ...