A church in Alabama's Bible Belt. The state is home to more than 13,000 religious institutions. Leaders from them are being certified as recovery specialists, to better aid those with substance ...

A small study helps explain why some people taking Wegovy and similar weight-loss drugs cut back on alcohol, offering insight into potential new addiction therapies ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Semaglutides could possibly help people with alcohol addiction according to a new study published by JAMA Psychiatry. Right now, doctors use semaglutides to treat ...

But new studies and better care are showing that the liver can heal, even after serious harm. This is giving hope to people ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - While we do not know the reason behind each drunk driver’s choice to drive under the influence, we can look into some of the factors that play a role, like Alcohol Use Disorder ...

Now, researchers have found new evidence that a gene known as CHRNA3, a nervous system regulator that is found across a wide range of animals, from roundworms to humans, may also help to determine how ...

But the results add to evidence from animal studies and reports that people are finding drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy helpful ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

New research suggests that a popular group of medications used for diabetes and weight loss may also help treat alcohol and drug addiction. These drugs are called GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), ...

GLP-1s hold promise as a potential treatment for alcohol and substance use disorders, according to an expert endocrine ...

In 2023, 48.5 million people ages 12 or older in the U.S. contended with a substance use disorder or disorders -- for almost 29 million, it was an alcohol use disorder (AUD) and around 27 million ...