Initiating heavy drinking by 11th grade was associated with higher average weekly alcohol consumption later in life, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. Co-author Megan E. Patrick, PhD, ...

Half a thousand brain cells have been identified as 'culprits' in the development of alcoholism. "It is really difficult to understand how only a few can have such a profound effect on behavior," ...

By studying drinking in a controlled social environment, CMU researchers can learn how drinking unfolds in real time between people — an innovative approach that brings the rigor of the lab closer to ...

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.

Dear Amy: I married my high school sweetheart. We’ve been together for 50 years. We had a great sexual relationship until five years ago. My husband has a serious drinking problem which I have ...

Hazardous drinking at baseline was associated with neglect and psychologically aggressive behaviors across 21 days. Daily diaries of drinking and mistreatment showed that instances of neglect and ...

Recently, I came across a helpful article by William Baum (2018) 1 on the “three laws of behavior.” Baum is a behavior analyst who works in the tradition of B. F. Skinner, and the article focuses on ...