Alcohol Abuse

The Drug Enforcement Administration has freed this formerly schedule II controlled substance.

Although college drinking develops into an addiction, overconsumption and especially binge drinking patterns are often preludes to alcohol use disorder, with approximately 1 in 10 students meeting criteria for AUD.

An alcohol use disorder treatment has 4 potential advantages over existing treatments.

Despite alcohol-related fatalities soaring to the No. 1 cause of death in middle-aged adults, this medication is often overlooked.

Are people with high "neuroticism-depression" likely to drink more than the average person when stressed? We may be getting closer to the answer.

Are there differences in the clinical course of bipolar I and bipolar II disorder with and without comorbid alcohol use disorder?

Navigating the treatment options for comorbid schizophrenia and alcohol use

According to a recent study, certain product combinations of alcohol and cannabis may be less likely to cause negative consequences.

One medication stood out as the most effective in a meta-analysis of alcohol use disorders with depression, but few patients are taking it.

A diagnosis of depression, anxiety disorders, or bulimia may also indicate a heightened risk of excessive drinking.

Adial Pharmaceuticals announced the reactivated US Investigational application for their Alcohol Use Disorder therapeutic agent, AD04.

Veterans with chronic pain should consider reducing alcohol usage to combat symptoms.

Researchers tested the effects of ketamine combined with motivational enhancement therapy in adults drinking 5 alcoholic beverages per day.

An interplay between genetic and early environmental factors contributes to the development of substance abuse.

The fallout from burnout: alcohol dependence, binge eating, sleep disorders, and general ill health.

"He'll just have to hit bottom." That bit of outdated advice can be terrifying. How do clinicians trying to help the person with an addiction who refuses to set foot in our office render assistance?

In this age of chat rooms and social media, an ever-growing number of psychiatric patients use the internet to find their treatment community online.

Which sleep parameters are increased in alcohol use disorders? Take the quiz and learn more.

This article reviews current literature on insomnia and alcohol use disorders and highlights assessment and treatment of sleep disorders in patients with comorbid alcohol abuse.

A clinical collection on addiction treatment, ADHD and SUDs, important drug indications, vaping, cannabis use, benzodiazepines, the perils of self-medicating and other topics relevant to practicing psychiatrists.

Vivek Murthy, MD presented for the first time a report by a Surgeon General focused solely on addiction and its consequences.

Does this patient have decision making capacity to refuse a blood transfusion that will likely save his life? You are the ethics consultant, and the decision is yours.

Ethics case quiz: A patient's inconsistent decisions regarding treatment are cause for concern. What to do?

Many college students who engage in binge drinking, experiment with illicit drugs, and/or misuse pharmaceuticals will go through this rite of passage relatively unscathed. However, others will not.

Psychiatrists can provide significant support and insight to patients who are now coming to campus with a wide array of mental health challenges.

The abuse of alcohol by patients with schizophrenia is a remarkably common phenomenon. Here: findings from a 6-month randomized trial of long-acting injectable versus oral risperidone in patients with schizophrenia and comorbid alcohol use disorder.

A reminder that success in life requires paying attention to the basics, starting with showing up and hanging in there.

Mobile health interventions are helpful to patients receiving medications that reduce cravings, but what about adherence-focused monitoring?

The articles in this Special Report provide a broad, cross-cutting perspective on the current state of addiction psychiatry, insofar as it may pertain to your own clinical practice.

The authors use a 3-step process to identify and evaluate published research with findings that are ready for-and that have a direct bearing on-clinical practice.