Kara Stainbrook depended on alcohol to get through the day for two years. The 45-year-old from Mercer, Pennsylvania, was going through a bottle of vodka a week, sometimes two, and hiding it from her ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a tiny brain region called the paraventricular nucleus of the thalamus (PVT) ...

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 ...

About 20% of all people who consume alcohol develop an unhealthy use, accounting for over 5% of worldwide deaths. Bucknell University Professor Judy Grisel, psychology and neuroscience, was among ...

NEWS Substance use presentation hits home for San Antonio students, who are now more open about addiction Published: February 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM Tags: houston, san antonio, addiction, saisd, cast tech ...

Solvonis Therapeutics PLC (LSE:SVNS), the London-listed biopharmaceutical company focused on central nervous system disorders ...

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio teens are learning how addiction affects them and their friends through presentations at their schools. Crime Stoppers of Houston instituted a statewide education program ...

Addiction is a chronic relapsing condition with high morbidity and mortality. Despite existing psychosocial and pharmacological interventions, available medications are limited and often ineffective ...

Semaglutide, the active ingredient behind blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, is now at the center of a growing body of evidence suggesting it can sharply reduce alcohol consumption in people ...