IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT an elderly parent or grandparent's substance use, you're not alone.
physical attractiveness. In other words, “beer goggles” are real.
Abstaining from alcohol for just one month can improve a number of health measurements, including lowering blood pressure and decreasing factors for cancer risk and diabetes, according to a recent study by researchers in the U.K.
A behavioral intervention for teenagers in emergency rooms that was designed to decrease risky drinking may also lower the risk of depression and partner violence—and it may not even require a human to administer.
The study looked at health outcomes in 877 women in sub-Saharan Africa over a median follow-up time of nine years.
A new study by the Prevention Research Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation examines the relationship between the number and location of alcohol outlets (such as bars or liquor stores or other places where alcohol is sold) and traffic crashes.
Adolescents who drink weekly before age 17 are two to three times more likely to binge drink, drink drive, and be dependent on alcohol in adulthood compared with peers who don't drink, a study of 9000 adolescents across Australia and New Zealand has found.
About 70 percent of adults in the United States report past-year alcohol consumption, with over 37 million drinkers reporting binge drinking (defined for women as four or more drinks per occasion, and five or more drinks per occasion for men) at least once a week.
Millennials living more dangerously and settling down later could be creating a new generation of addicted smokers and e-cigarette users, according to the surprising results of research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
People who have a few drinks a week tend to live a bit longer than teetotallers, but even moderate drinking may raise the risk of certain cancers, a large, new study finds.