UAB experts provide insight into alcohol and substance misuse, dangers and steps one can take to minimize the risk. The misuse of alcohol and other psychoactive substances including prescription ...

Exposure to infection and other immune stress in the womb increases the likelihood of alcohol misuse in adulthood, a risk that may be reduced through prenatal antioxidant treatment, a new Washington ...

All the ways alcohol can damage your health after a new study analysed a link between heavy drinking and a major side effect ...

The benefits and risks of alcohol consumption depend upon the dose, your genes, your sex, and your state of health.

Research tracking thousands of adults found that staying fit lowered mortality and liver disease risk among drinkers—though rising alcohol use still took a toll. Emerging research suggests that people ...

Many people use the new year to reflect on their relationship with alcohol. Just-released government guidelines are giving Americans another reason to consider a “dry January.” Alcohol is the ...