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Scientists have pinpointed a hidden brain circuit that may explain why withdrawal drives people back to alcohol.

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“Alcohol is the anesthesia by which we endure the operation of life.” —Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw Alcohol abuse is among the leading causes of preventable death in the United States—not ...

AA members had a lot to say about my experience with naltrexone, which is safe, effective, FDA-approved and not addictive.

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By senior year, at age 17, I was drowning in despair and couldn’t keep going. I swallowed many sleeping pills. I was declared ...

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For some patients, bariatric weight-loss surgery can come with a little-known and potentially deadly complication.