Three weekly infusions of the dissociative anesthetic ketamine coupled with mindfulness-based relapse prevention therapy may help adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) maintain abstinence, new ...

Humans—and our ancestors—have been drinking alcohol for thousands of years, and likely becoming addicted to it for just as long. Yet, even as our understanding of the biological underpinnings of ...

The first randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluating psilocybin-assisted therapy as a treatment for alcohol use disorder has yielded striking results. The study, published Wednesday in the ...

Gene therapy used to increase dopamine production in macaque monkeys showed promising results for those who struggle with alcohol use disorder. Reading time 3 minutes Alcohol addiction could become a ...

The results of a study in nonhuman primates suggest that a form of gene therapy currently being evaluated to treat Parkinson’s disease (PD) may dramatically reduce alcohol use by resetting the brain’s ...

PHILADELPHIA — Patients with alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) could benefit from treatment of alcohol use disorder (AUD), yet pharmacologic therapy remains underutilized in this at-risk group, ...

Researchers treated patients with psilocybin, or ‘magic mushrooms.’ One study participant said: ‘It’s as if I never drank in my life.’ Additionally, nearly half of study participants treated with ...

People with severe alcohol disorder were able to stay off alcohol for longer when they were treated with low doses of ketamine combined with psychological therapy in a clinical trial. People with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postdischarge pharmacotherapy rates rose from 12.6% in 2014 to 23.9% in 2023 for ALD-related hospitalizations.

Untangling alcohol from your social life might feel like a big task, but on the other side of it is better sleep, better ...

In Bloom Mental Health Counseling is offering a virtual weekly trauma-informed processing and skills therapy group for military veterans residing in NY. This group will cover topics including PTSD, ...

Investigators sought to determine whether alcohol intake, particularly at higher frequency or greater quantity, was consistently associated with elevated risk for cancer.