A quantitative alcohol history should be recorded for all patients, because alcohol use contributes to many physical and mental disorders. A person-centered, nonjudgmental approach should be adopted.

For many people navigating the stresses of the COVID-19 pandemic, temporary relief came in the form of a stiff drink. In the United States, the pandemic years were accompanied by the largest increase ...

The glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist semaglutide has made headlines as a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved treatment for type 2 diabetes (Ozempic) and obesity (Wegovy).

The number of patients with substance abuse disorders who are admitted to hospitals as inpatients has been steadily increasing. Hospitalists attending SHM Converge 2025, the annual meeting of the ...

The popular weight management and type 2 diabetes medication semaglutide, sold under the brand names Wegovy, Ozempic, and Rybelsus, may reduce alcohol cravings and help people with alcohol use ...

Share on Pinterest Research suggests that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy could help curb alcohol cravings in people with alcohol use disorder. Stefa Nikolic/Getty Images A new study suggests that ...

Alcohol exposure was estimated using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption score closest in time prior to the index date. Mendelian randomization analyses used a single variant in ...

The latest weight loss craze could also help people control their drinking. Semaglutide treatments such as Ozempic and Wegovy have been shown to reduce the symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD), ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) in oncology populations represent a significant yet underrecognized challenge, with prior research suggesting that up to 27 percent of cancer patients meet criteria for ...

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of 'self medication' to ease bipolar's life-altering symptoms of mania, ...

Joseph Schacht, PhD, and Drew Winters, PhD, of the CU Anschutz Department of Psychiatry, found that the drug tolcapone could treat alchol use disorder by increasing behavioral control through ...

Bipolar disorder and alcohol problems seem to go hand-in-hand, leading to a widespread belief that drinking acts as a kind of “self medication” to ease bipolar’s life-altering symptoms of mania, ...