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The more frequent and often heavier drinking that can typify the holidays for many has many associated health risks, and now ...

Since Amy Winehouse's death in 2011, professionals have learned a great deal more about alcohol use disorder. Kevin Mazur/WireImage via Getty Images Her blood alcohol concentration was 0.416%, more ...

“Older adults who drink do so more frequently than people under 65." Binge drinking is prevalent across generations, but the dangerous habit is growing among one age group in particular. Long ...

Binge drinking may feel festive, but cardiologists warn it can quietly damage the heart, trigger dangerous rhythm disorders, ...

The holidays are here, as are the parties, happy hours and other get-togethers that often offer abundant mixed drinks, beer and wine. We all know that too much alcohol is bad for us, but how much is ...

The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to "pregame," or consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it's offered, according to a preclinical study ...

The cannabis marketplace continues to grow and evolve, offering consumers new ways to use cannabis—and new ways to combine it with other substances, such as alcohol. That practice can be particularly ...

Women may be biologically susceptible to binge drinking, a new animal study suggests. "We know a lot less about what drives alcohol drinking behavior in females because most studies of alcohol use ...

High-functioning executives may drink little for weeks, then binge intensely. When drinking starts, the alcohol off-switch fails, leading to blackouts, lost weekends, and regret.

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Her blood alcohol concentration was 0.416%, more than five times the legal intoxication limit in the U.S. – leading her cause of death to be later adjusted to include "alcohol toxicity" following a ...