Is addiction a choice or a disease? A psychiatrist explains how repeated substance use changes brain reward and ...

Cannabidiol (CBD) could become a therapeutic tool to address some of the most frequent and disabling consequences of fetal ...

Alcohol is a significant part of culture and society. Champagne is associated with celebrations and pairs with weddings, graduations and birthdays. Wine is given as gifts and opened after a long day ...

In response to Dr. Mehmet Oz calling alcohol a "social lubricant," many critics pushed back on Oz's claims, stating that ...

Now the government’s recommendation is to “limit” drinking, without specifying safe amounts for men and women. The guidelines ...

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 ...

“The scientific evidence is clear: alcohol is a toxic, addictive carcinogen that kills about 178,000 Americans each year — a ...

The new nutrition guidance notably removes the previous recommendation to limit alcohol consumption to 1 drink or fewer daily ...

Americans say that cannabis is much less dangerous than opioids, alcohol, and cigarettes, according to a new survey conducted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and Morning Consult last ...