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Alcohol Intake Increases Cancer Risk, Beverages Should Carry Warning: Surgeon General
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Alcoholic beverages should carry a more specific label warning about cancer risks, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday. In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk,...
Feeling Self-Conscious Is Linked to Teen Binge Drinking
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Socially awkward young adults are more prone to regularly binge drink, but they back off their boozing bouts as they become older and more secure. A new study published...
Peer Pressure Influences Older Adult Alcohol Consumption
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 – Think you’re too old to cave to peer pressure when it comes to boozing? That’s probably not so, a new study says. An adult’s network of social connections plays a crucial role ...
Estrogen May Trigger Binge Drinking, Prelim Study Suggests
TUESDAY, Dec. 31, 2024 – A woman’s binge drinking might be related to her hormones. The female hormone estrogen appears to promote binge drinking in women, a new mouse study published recently in t...
U.S. Teen Drug, Alcohol Use Remains at Low Levels
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – Rates of vaping, drug and alcohol use among American teens plummeted during the pandemic and have remained at relatively low levels ever since, new government statistics...
Teens, Booze and E-Scooters: A Rising Threat as Injuries Crowd ERs
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Inebriated e-scooter and e-bike users, many of them teens, are increasingly showing up in the nation's emergency rooms, new research shows. Overall, rates of injuries from...
Antiobesity Medications Tied to Decreased Alcohol Use
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 – Nearly half of participants in a weight loss program who initiated an antiobesity medication and who consumed alcohol at baseline reported decreases in their alcohol use,...
Alcohol Use Disorder, Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease Up in Older U.S. Adults
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – The prevalence of and mortality from alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) increased among older U.S. adults, according to a study presented at...
Semaglutide, Liraglutide May Reduce Hospitalization Risk for Alcohol Use Disorder
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 – Semaglutide and liraglutide are associated with a reduced risk for hospitalization due to alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a study published online Nov. 13 in JAMA...
Liquor, Wine, Beer: Which Comes With the Worst Lifestyle?
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 – Bottoms up: The type of alcohol you prefer may say something about your lifestyle, new research reveals. Beer drinkers are more likely to have an unhealthy lifestyle than...
Ozempic Could Help Curb Alcoholism
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2024 – The blockbuster GLP-1 drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) could curb drinking for people battling alcohol use disorder, helping them to avoid crises that require...
Drowsy Driving: Not Taken as Seriously as Drunk Driving, But It Can Kill
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 – Folks are more likely to drive drowsy than drive drunk, even though both raise the risk of a fatal crash, a new survey shows. About 4 in 10 adults say they’ll find a...
Exercise Cuts Dependence in Those With Alcohol Use Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – An exercise intervention can effectively reduce alcohol dependence in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a review published online Oct. 30 in PLOS ...
GIP/GLP-1 RA Beneficial for Patients With Opioid, Alcohol Use Disorder
FRIDAY, Oct. 25, 2024 – For patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD), prescriptions of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) and/or glucagon-like peptide-1...
Kids' Bedtimes Might Influence Odds for Drug, Alcohol Use as Teens
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 – Regular bedtimes won't just help your child be alert for a busy school day; they might also help keep them from abusing drugs or alcohol as a teen, new research suggests....