Nearly 2,000 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from around the world will convene in Atlanta, July 23 — 27 for CADCA's (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) 16th annual Mid-Year Training Institute. The week-long training, held at the Marriott Marquis, will teach participants how to address one of our nation's biggest public health challenges — drug use.
A college student getting hammered on a Friday night isn't exactly breaking news—but a survey suggests that it's happening at Duke more than other schools.
The survey, conducted by the American College Health Association in Fall 2016, found that 72.2 percent of Duke undergraduates had consumed alcohol within the past month, almost 10 percent higher than the national average.
UK Armed Forces personnel moving back into civilian life and having difficulties with alcohol could be helped by the use of online tools, a new study has revealed.
Can a hormone produced by our own bodies increase our risk of alcoholism?
Possibly, according to a new study led by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, part of the National Institutes of Health. The study shows that aldosterone, a hormone produced in the adrenal glands, may contribute to alcohol use disorder. The research appears in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
A study looking at the cumulative effects of depression in youth, found that young people with chronic or severe forms of depression were at elevated risk for developing a problem with cannabis in later adolescence.
One of the many negative consequences, when fetuses are exposed to alcohol in the womb, is an increased risk for drug addiction later in life.
The reported health effects of drinking alcohol are varied, with clear deleterious effects of heavy drinking on the brain, liver, and other organ systems, and some suggestion of benefit at low levels of consumption.
Prior research suggests that binge drinking may increase people's risk of developing alcohol use disorders (AUDs), especially adolescents and young adults.
A friend and I were recently trading stories about parenting teenagers.
The topic moved to underage drinking parties and how to talk to our teenage children about expectations around underage drinking without sounding preachy or overbearing.
A friend and I were recently trading stories about parenting teenagers.
The topic moved to underage drinking parties and how to talk to our teenage children about expectations around underage drinking without sounding preachy or overbearing.