AP - A lot is riding on Mel Gibson's recovery from alcoholism: his health, his image, his reputation and his chance to repair relations with the Jewish community.

AFP - Counseling and a drug that blocks the brain's pleasure receptors can effectively treat alcoholism without the expense of checking into specialized clinics, said a study.

AP - A once-a-month injection to treat alcoholism won federal approval Thursday, expanding availability of a drug previously sold only in daily pill form.

U.S. health regulators on Thursday approved a new version of a drug to treat alcoholism that needs to be taken only once a month by injection. Alkermes Inc. and Cephalon Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved their...

Reuters - Exposure to alcohol advertising is an important factor in alcohol consumption among young people, according to a study funded by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.