April marks National Alcohol Awareness Month, launched by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in 1987, to educate people about America’s No. 1 health problem: alcohol dependence.

Understanding the reasons why young adults choose not to drink on certain days may inform prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing the harms associated with alcohol consequences.

Anyone who was a teenager in the 1980s may well remember the phrase “Just Say No,” the centerpiece of a government-led anti-drug initiative launched by the late former first lady Nancy Reagan. The ...

A few years ago, many people thought it was okay to have two or three beers or a few glasses of wine when they came home from work or while watching a ballgame on the weekend. But experts have ...

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Alcohol is still the most commonly used drug among high school students. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year approximately 3,500 people under 21 die because of ...

For years, many people believed that moderate alcohol consumption—especially a glass of red wine—could benefit heart health.

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A former police sergeant who left her job to help her daughter overcome drug addiction now takes her message of prevention to people around the state. “Youth are going to start ...