Screening for alcohol use may help identify patients that should receive further screening for adverse mental health conditions and other substance use. Investigators found high alcohol used scores ...

Few people in the US talk about alcohol use with a health professional in a primary care setting. A new study showed that providers’ use of evidence-based screening and counseling for unhealthy ...

In a recent systematic review published in the journal JAMA, researchers evaluated the diagnostic accuracies of screening tools for alcohol usage disorder (AUD) using the Diagnostic and Statistical ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Between 2015 and 2019, excessive alcohol use resulted in over 140,000 deaths and 3.6 million years of potential life lost annually in the United States, making it the fourth leading cause of ...

NEARLY 400 JERSEYS, 500 MENTAL HEALTH. TONIGHT, A NEW EFFORT TO SCREEN MORE ADULTS FOR ALCOHOL ABUSE. THE U.S. PREVENTATIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE IS NOW SUGGESTING THAT DOCTORS SHOULD TALK TO EVERY ...

Feel like you "can’t handle your alcohol" — or do you experience nausea, facial flushing or a racing heart after enjoying even small amounts of your favorite cocktail? These could be signs that you ...

Is Your Alcohol Use Out of Control? No one sets out to become addicted, and no brain malfunction causes addiction. Some substances have such rewarding effects that they provide compelling incentives ...

Addressing complaints about FBI Director Kash Patel’s conduct, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee requested that Patel take a 10-question alcohol screening test — but experts say the results ...