More than 60,000 individual beers in total, are now being urgently recalled by Lion NZ after they were wrongly labelled alcohol free when they are not.

Recent studies continue to support a decades-old drug as an alternative means of reducing alcohol consumption. The prescription opioid antagonist, called naltrexone, was first approved by the FDA to ...

Naltrexone has long been used to treat alcohol use disorder. Now it’s gaining attention as a tool for people who want to cut back on drinking before it becomes a bigger health problem. Test tubes are ...

Several research studies, either in progress or in planning stages, are testing whether GLP-1 agonists can help people who have symptoms of an alcohol use disorder reduce drinking. The goal of the ...

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the World Health Organization says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. When you have bipolar disorder, you may wonder if it’s safe to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There are limited numbers of FDA-approved medications to treat alcohol and substance use disorders. Preclinical ...

Illustration courtesy of Vivian Chang This 3-part series looks at the current evidence for the treatment of SUDs. Part 2 reviews the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and alcohol use disorder. Alcohol ...

Autism (which in the DSM-5 is now termed ASD for “autism spectrum disorder”) is described by the NIH as a “neurodevelopmental [brain-based early onset] condition characterized by significant and ...

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the World Health Organization says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. You may have seen plenty of on-screen characters sip whisky or ...

It’s a well-known fact that foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in children is caused by mothers who drink during pregnancy. But it turns out that the father’s drinking habits could also affect a ...

You might have heard rumors that drinking alcohol during certain trimesters of your pregnancy is OK, but no amount of alcohol is safe when you’re pregnant. All drinks with alcohol can harm an unborn ...

Solo parenting five young kids for half the week would be daunting for some, but seven-time Olympic medallist Libby Trickett is hardly one to shy away from a challenge. The retired swimmer has ...