We all know by now that drinking alcohol will make you less tired, although it will also destroy your memories, and it's really cool with kids and people who like to have sex, although it may give you ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- More than one in ten Americans have a drinking problem, and many never get treatment. A new study found nearly 33 million Americans are drinking too much alcohol -- that's 14 ...

Problem drinking comes in a range of severity and demographic subtypes but is quite common and substantially undertreated, according to several recent studies. There are two main disorders: alcohol ...

MORE than 2,000,000 U.S. workers are either alcoholics or problem drinkers. Last year they cost U.S. industry more than $1 billion and 13 million man-hours lost through absenteeism (average: 22 days), ...

There is no specific formula on how to spot a problem drinker. However, there are some red flags to watch out for in a friend as well as in yourself: If you know a friend (or yourself) who has one or ...

Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and ...

Are you an alcoholic— or just a problem drinker? It may not matter, according to the latest version of the DSM, psychiatry’s diagnostic manual And now, in a new study of the different levels of ...

Dear Annie: Recently you printed a letter from a man whose wife has an alcohol problem. I had a problem with drinking more than I should, but a year ago, I learned what alcohol was doing to my body ...

It can be more common for therapists to hear from people who notice problem drinking in those close to them, than to hear patients talking about their own issues with alcohol (Getty) “It’s like I’ve ...

According to The National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a person is diagnosed with an alcohol abuse disorder if they meet two of twelve criteria during the same 12-month period. The ...