A kidney specialist breaks down this problematic relationship

The availability of rideshare services such as Uber and Lyft in Houston reduced the number of convictions for impaired driving in the city by 24% during a six-year period, a study published Wednesday by JAMA Surgery found. Over the same period, the city saw a similar drop in the number of injuries from motor vehicle crashes, the data showed.

A little alcohol can boost creativity and strengthen social ties. But there’s nothing moderate, or convivial, about the way many Americans drink today.

Say you’re an evil scientist. One day at work you discover a protein that crosses the blood-brain barrier and causes crippling migraine headaches if someone’s attention drifts while driving. Despite being evil, you’re a loving parent with a kid learning to drive. Like everyone else, your kid is completely addicted to their phone, and keep refreshing their feeds while driving. Your suggestions that the latest clown squirrel memes be enjoyed later at home are repeatedly rejected.

"People should be well informed of the potential risks in making their decisions about drinking," the study's lead author tells Yahoo Life.

The first batch of a spirit made with ingredients grown in the Chernobyl exclusion zone is seized.

Sydney scientist Colin Dahl claims to have invented hangover-free alcohol. I put his drinks to the test.

Alcohol has really bad health consequences, and the US doesn’t take that seriously enough. While America may have taken smoking more seriously, it continues to kill nearly half a million people every year. Alcohol-related deaths number almost 100,000 annually.

The holiday season is particularly difficult for recovering addicts or alcoholics. Stress, financial burdens, family dysfunctions, and loneliness all contribute to relapse. Here are 8 science-backed ways to handle addiction temptation and help your loved ones stay sober during the holidays.

Seven people have died from drinking hand sanitiser after the party they were at ran out of alcohol, according to reports out of Russia. It’s understood some nine people began drinking the antiseptic wash, which is 69 per cent methanol.

Canadian researchers say they've developed a game-changing method to treat alcohol poisoning — and it involves literally breathing alcohol out of the body by hyperventilating.

Excessive drinking has become an issue recently, most likely due to people staying home during the pandemic. Patrick Hindman, Michigan’s alcohol epidemiologist said, “These new data are a reflection of drinking patterns, particularly binge drinking, as approximately 90 percent of adults who report excessive drinking, binge drink. ” READ MORE:Port Huron Police conduct underage alcohol purchasing sting operation. READ MORE:MSP: Nearly 600 roadway deaths in Michigan to date in 2020.

Are powerful vested interests behind Liberal MP Richard Colbeck's delay in adopting stronger health warnings for pregnant women. “HEALTH WARNING: Alcohol can cause lifelong harm to your baby.”

More than 50% of Irish respondents to a global survey about drugs and alcohol use say they have seen an increase in the frequency of their drinking since the Covid-19 restrictions were implemented. For the past number of years, TheJournal.ie has partnered with the Global Drug Survey to understand people’s relationship with controlled and uncontrolled substances.

Men and women have strikingly different patterns of alcohol use and suffer varying consequences of excessive drinking. Women drink less than men but are more likely to suffer bodily harm and illness related to alcohol. In a new study in mice, researchers uncovered a key mechanism driving this puzzling gender imbalance: fluctuating estrogen.

Shy people are more likely to experience anxiety during alcohol hangover, according to a recent Personality and Individual Differences study.

The size of glass used for serving wine can influence the amount of wine drunk, suggests new research from the University of Cambridge, funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). The study found that when restaurants served wine in 370ml rather than 300ml glasses they sold more wine, and tended to sell less when they used 250ml glasses. These effects were not seen in bars.

Nearly 73,000 people died from liver disease and other alcohol-related illnesses in 2017, up from just under 36,000 deaths in 1999. Alcohol was even more deadly than illicit drugs, including opioids.

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Ketamine may weaken wobbly memories of drinking, a trick that might ultimately be useful for treating alcohol addiction.