For smokers who are addicted to alcohol, chronic alcohol abuse may increase the rate of nicotine metabolism and contribute to poor smoking cessation rates. When smokers stop drinking the nicotine ...

For most people, the first drink or two of alcohol produces a pleasant buzz. The sensation is caused by the feel-good chemical dopamine flooding the brain’s reward system. But for some, drinking loses ...

“Days of Our Lives” actor Cody Longo died in February due to chronic drinking, according to an autopsy. The report, which was obtained by TMZ, noted that the 34-year-old soap opera star’s cause of ...

A medical examiner determined that alcohol consumption led to the death of “Days of Our Lives” alum Cody Longo earlier this year. The autopsy report cited by TMZ lists Longo’s cause of death as ...

Actor and musician Cody Longo died in Austin, Texas, earlier this year, reportedly of chronic alcohol use. The exact cause of the "Hollywood Heights" and "Days of Our Lives" actor's death was ...

One of the main physical symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is 'allodynia' -- increased sensitivity to mechanical stimuli that are normally innocuous, which is a clinical sign of chronic pain. In a new ...

The benefits and risks of alcohol consumption depend upon the dose, your genes, your sex, and your state of health.

This is the fourth installment in a series of posts on non-pharmacologic approaches to alcohol and drug abuse. Previous posts reviewed the evidence for weak electrical current for reducing symptoms of ...

LA JOLLA, CA—Chronic alcohol consumption may make people more sensitive to pain through two different molecular mechanisms—one driven by alcohol intake and one by alcohol withdrawal. That is one new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Days of Our Lives” actor Cody Longo died in February due to chronic drinking, according to an autopsy. The report, which was ...