For the first time, researchers demonstrated in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making. Rats exposed to high ...

Though not infallible, alcohol tests are a dependable way to determine whether someone has consumed alcohol in the past few months. An alcohol hair test can detect whether a person has consumed ...

An alcohol urine test involves a lab testing a person’s urine sample for the presence of alcohol. Three types of this test exist. One measures unmetabolized alcohol, while the others measure two of ...

Around 7% of the world population greater than 15 years lives with alcohol use disorder and 3.7% with alcohol dependance and33% of adults have consumed alcohol. Alcohol is widely available as beers, ...

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a medical condition in which a person continues to consume alcohol despite the adverse consequences. AUD can be mild, moderate, or severe. Other names for AUD include ...

Several tests measure the level of alcohol in your blood. These procedures are typically simple but may take several weeks to get results. A blood alcohol test measures the percentage of alcohol in a ...