The newest treatment for AUD, acamprosate (Campral) was developed in France. The FDA approved the drug for abstinence ...

However, it said the Public Health Grant investment into drug and alcohol treatment services will be protected. Reduced ...

No one warned me about the dangers of my drinking habits – even when I was battling breast cancer. I wish I had known sooner ...

Alcohol consumption, which affects approximately 80% of adults in UK, linked to wide range of health issues, including liver ...

Depicted are the hypothesized mechanisms of action of pharmacotherapies used in the treatment of alcohol use disorder. Acamprosate and naltrexone are approved in the United States for the ...

Naltrexone is not the only drug used to treat alcoholism, but its high success rate and lack of substantial side effects are ...

Drug and alcohol services in East Sussex are facing funding cuts as part of proposals set to go in front of a senior county ...

Surgeon General calls for cancer risk warnings on alcohol, highlighting the dangers of alcohol consumption on health.

Sustained funding is needed for screening and care, but industry must also shoulder costs Alcohol is widely available and drunk by around 80% of adults in the UK. No safe level of alcohol consumption ...

The UK needs an overarching national strategy to tackle alcohol related harms, argue experts in The BMJ today, as deaths from alcohol in England reach their highest level on record.

Alcohol-related deaths have fallen in Shropshire during the past year, new data suggests. In 2023, there were a record 65 ...