Understanding the reasons why young adults choose not to drink on certain days may inform prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing the harms associated with alcohol consequences.

Background: The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening adults, including pregnant women, for ...

WINCHENDON — For the first time, Worcester County Sheriff Lew Evangelidis was joined by a special guest presenter from the Drug Enforcement Administration — Community Outreach Specialist Brian O’Keefe ...

Increase the risk of chronic (long-term) hypertension (high blood pressure): Regularly drinking alcohol can prevent receptors in the brain from functioning properly, which stops the body from ...

WhiteSands Alcohol & Drug Rehab Tampa has published a new educational resource exploring the physiological effects of alcohol on facial puffiness and overall health. The article, titled “ Effects of ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., April 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- For National Public Health Week, Alcohol Justice is joining the group of 28 preeminent addiction medicine journal editors in condemning the federal ...

Prevention is a community effort. We no longer live in a culture where there are off limit subjects. As a society, we can teach age-appropriate prevention. Children of parents who talk to their teens ...

In 2020-21, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, there were an average of about 488 deaths per day from excessive alcohol drinking, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. Despite mounting evidence that connect drinking to multiple ...

All too often, drinking is accepted almost as a right of passage once students get to college. However, alcohol use and abuse have serious consequences. The first few weeks on campus increase a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) is accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Alcohol Education and Prevention Grant program. The program is part of ...

New analysis shows alcohol-related liver disease remains a major cause of cirrhosis and liver death. Read more.