The drive to drink for someone with alcohol addiction often transforms from a pursuit of pleasure to a desperate need to ...

A new study highlights how the brain learns to keep alcohol addiction going, not for pleasure but to escape withdrawal stress.

That innocent-looking donut might be triggering more powerful brain responses than the vodka it’s sometimes paired with. While society readily acknowledges alcohol’s addictive potential, we still ...

When a friend or loved one shows signs of alcohol addiction, it can be difficult to know how to help. Alcohol addiction, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a disease that affects the brain ...

Sara Bown has been alcohol free for six years. She talks about how social norms and easy access to alcohol play a role in ...

Visit our podcast page to listen to "Take What Serves. Leave the Rest" and subscribe using your preferred podcast provider. Learn more at takewhatserves.podbean.com. Host Bryan Piatt focuses on ...

Leonie Helm is a Newsweek Life Reporter and is based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on all things life, from abolishing the monarchy to travel to aesthetic medicine. Leonie joined Newsweek in ...

With September being National Recovery Month, local experts are raising awareness on the dangers of addiction and the recovery that is possible. Bravo Zulu House in northern Martin County is a new ...

Alcohol addiction is a complex but treatable condition, and there are more treatment options available now than ever before. According to the national survey on drug use and health, in 2023, about ...

The UK government has announced an investment of over £10 million to tackle the country’s growing drug and alcohol addiction crisis ...