Browsing: alcohol abuse

Living under lockdown and being quarantined has led to an upswing in the alcohol we Americans drink. A  Nielsen survey…

Do we have a game-changer for treating alcohol abuse? Several medications, when combined with therapy and support, are enabling some patients to cut back on alcohol intake or have fewer heavy drinking days.

Healthcare professionals should feel confident in continuing to prescribe naltrexone for opioid and alcohol addiction as the drug doesn’t cause…

Over half of Americans are misusing their prescription drugs — such as taking too much of a drug they are…

People taking the diabetes medication Invokana may be at risk for leg and foot amputations. The FDA is alerting the…

One of the psychedelic compounds found in so-called “magic mushrooms” may help ease depression in people who have failed on…

Everyone knows not to mix alcohol and prescription medicines, right? But the math indicates a lot of people are doing…