Feel like you "can’t handle your alcohol" — or do you experience nausea, facial flushing or a racing heart after enjoying even small amounts of your favorite cocktail? These could be signs that you ...

The AUDIT questionnaire is designed to help in the self-assessment of alcohol consumption and to identify any implications for the person's health and wellbeing, now and in the future. It consists of ...

Alcohol breath tests, commonly called breathalyzers, measure blood alcohol content (BAC). The more intoxicated a person is, the higher their BAC. This test is often used by law enforcement to ...

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is commonly associated with malnutrition, yet the relative contributions of inadequate intake versus alcohol-related metabolic disruption remain unclear. This scoping review ...

Urine tests can detect alcohol or alcohol metabolites for 12 to 24 hours after drinking, though advanced tests may detect metabolites up to 80 hours after heavy use. Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and ethyl ...

Here’s another reason to try “Sober October” — a UK psychiatrist is warning about a “middle-aged drinking epidemic” that can raise the risk of cancer and even early death. “I see many men and women in ...

There are several self-assessment tools you can find online to give you an idea about how alcohol and other substances impact your life. University Health and Counseling Services provide access to ...

A breathalyzer test is a diagnostic device that measures how much alcohol is in the air a person breathes out. It can be used to estimate blood alcohol content (BAC), or how much alcohol is in the ...