Younger generations are turning away from alcohol at unprecedented rates, with Generation Z driving a cultural shift that could reshape Australia's drinking landscape and deliver major public health ...

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 is a depressant and never the solution to a bad day, says addiction psychiatrist Akhil Anand, MD. That refrain is becoming an unspoken anthem for a generation that is remaking what it means to ...

New research reveals why alcohol-damaged livers cannot heal themselves. Liver cells get stuck in a repair limbo, unable to fully regenerate. RNA splic ...

After a pronounced increase in heavy alcohol use and binge drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of alcohol consumption have declined precipitously, reaching a historic low of 54% this year, ...