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by Matt Field Consider someone addicted to alcohol, drugs, or a behaviour like gambling. Why do they continue, even when they say they want to stop? It’s a question that highlights a fundamental disconnect: the gap between intention and action. This apparent contradiction aligns with clinical … [Read more...] about Guest post: Addiction isn’t just about brain chemistry, nor is it just bad choices

The US alcohol industry restarted from ruins in 1933 after 14 years of Prohibition, with the shattered reputation of its product being its biggest challenge. Yet by the end of WW2 alcohol had regained respectability. Cultural historian Professor Lisa Jacobson explains how, drawing on her new book … [Read more...] about Interview: Making alcohol okay again — rehabilitating alcohol after Prohibition

UPDATED (15/4/2025): Cuts announced by the US Health and Human Services department are expected to “severely” impact efforts to reduce continued elevated levels of alcohol harm. “Without a doubt, alcohol prevention and regulation is being severely impacted by the firing,” Mike Marshall, CEO of … [Read more...] about Update-2: Trump cuts expected to have “severe” alcohol harm impact

by Pranoti Mandrekar, UMass Chan Medical School Alcohol, whether consumed regularly or only on special occasions, takes a toll on your body. From your brain and heart, to your lungs and muscles, to your gastrointestinal and immune systems, alcohol has broad harmful effects on your health – … [Read more...] about Guest post: Alcohol causes cancer, a cancer biologist explains how