The worsening alcoholism problem across the United Kingdom is reflected in the number of alcohol-related hospital admissions, which have doubled in 12 years.

According to the National Health Service, more than 200,000 drunk patients have been admitted to hospitals in just over a decade. This figure was made more alarming by the inclusion of 8,500 minors who were too drunk, were injured while in a drunken state, or acquired secondary ailments triggered by excessive alcohol intake

A new survey conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri observes a rise in alcoholism among American youth.

At least one-third of the men and one-fourth of the women covered in the survey engaged in the practice of imbibing 21 alcoholic drinks on their 21st birthday

Even when pregnant, more than 52 percent of French women still drink alcohol, a new study found. The study also found that the majority of these women don't know that drinking alcohol isn't good for their baby's health.

"Our results surprised us because we didn't think that the women were so massively going to answer that they were so ignorant of the dangers of alcohol during pregnancy," Lead researcher Ingrid de Chazeron of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire told Medical News Today

A study revealed Thursday that an existing pill might in aid in the curbing of a person's appetite for alcohol, simply by reducing the cravings caused by stress.

The new drug reportedly worked by controlling the results of stress, as behavioral stress was a major contributor to the "vicious cycle" of alcoholism

Drinking habits of parents significantly affects their children's future alcohol habits, and as well as their perception of parenting, a new study shows.

Experts from the Virginia Commonwealth University drew their findings from an experiment involving teenagers, 2,402 males and 2,329 females in Finland, as well as their parents. The scientists asked the teenagers about their alcohol use and intoxication experiences during the ages of 14, and 17.5