"One of the hardest parts of my life was watching my brother Chris battle substance abuse, eventually leading to his tragic ...

Studies show the conventional wisdom around teaching kids how to drink responsibly is wrong—and that delaying drinking is best for their brain development.

The Department of Transportation mandates that all employees be provided with training material discussing the effects of alcohol and controlled substance ... the personal consequences of substance ...

a family physician at UCHealth. Alcohol is "so dangerous” to the brains of young adults, David Robson said at BBC News. Alcohol has a profound effect on young people "even after they have passed ...

Alcohol abuse and dependence does incalculable harm in the United States, accounting for about 5 percent of all deaths. The main health hazard associated with AUDs is cirrhosis of the liver ...

Short-term effects include alcohol poisoning, accidents, risky behaviors, and memory blackouts. In the long term, excessive drinking can lead to chronic health conditions such as liver disease ...

Prohibition was intended to improve, even to ennoble, the lives of all Americans, to protect individuals, families, and society at large from the devastating effects of alcohol abuse. But the ...

BACKGROUND: Alcohol abuse may be accompanied by a variety of disorders of electrolyte and acid-base metabolism. The role of the kidney in the pathogenesis of these disturbances is obscure.