Alcoholic insanity is an outdated term to describe alcohol-induced psychosis. This is a rare condition in which alcohol use disorder, acute alcohol intoxication, and alcohol withdrawal can cause ...

Substance use and substance use disorder differ by the frequency of use and the effect on a person’s life. Substance use disorder is a mental health condition. Substance use refers to using both legal ...

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.

A new study published in the journal Neuropharmacology suggests that chronic alcohol consumption affects the brain differently depending on the specific underlying characteristics of Alzheimer’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Substance use-related CVD deaths rose on average 4% per year from 1999 to 2019. The most commonly cited ...

Alcohol and personal health have been in the news lately amid a U.S. surgeon general advisory that even moderate drinking increases cancer risk. About seven-in-ten Americans ages 21 and older say they ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Substance use disorder remains one of the top reasons in the state for pregnancy-related deaths, according to the latest “Maternal Mortality in Tennessee” report. The report ...

A major study of 2,652 adults with a substance use history in JAMA Psychiatry showed discontinuing smoking was strongly and positively associated with recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs).

Risk-taking and testing limits are a regular part of adolescent development. Many teens experiment with drugs, alcohol, or over-the-counter substances during this period. While the desire to ...