Alcohol withdrawal causes mild symptoms like nausea, tremors, and anxiety, as well as severe symptoms like seizures, ...

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To help someone struggling with alcohol, offer non-judgmental words of encouragement, avoid chastising them, and actively ...

Scientists have embarked on a radical experiment to use “zapping” to reset cells inside the brain to try and help people addicted to drugs or alcohol. Doctors at West Virginia University’s Rockefeller ...

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab has released a new educational resource, titled “Does Health Insurance Cover Alcohol Rehab Treatment?“, now available online. The article examines how insurance plans ...

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to ...

As weight-loss drugs like Ozempic revolutionize weight loss, scientists hope they may also be life-changing for alcohol addiction. The drugs are one of several approaches doctors and psychiatrists ...

In today’s Health Headlines, how anti-obesity drugs may help treat alcohol use disorder, is it okay to microdose GLP-1s, and ...

Liver damage from alcohol-associated liver disease may be possibly reversible in its early stages. In all stages, alcohol cessation is considered critical to overall outlook. Alcohol-associated liver ...

As a cancer survivor, I overcame alcohol addiction and urge others to seek support, safe detox and sobriety to improve their treatment and recovery. In 1997, I went to substance abuse treatment three ...

Did you know that alcohol and depression often go hand in hand? The relationship appears to go both ways. Research shows the more a person drinks, the more likely they are to develop major depression.