Britney Spears was believed to be under the influence of a cocktail of drugs and alcohol during her DUI arrest on Wednesday night. Officers detained the Princess of Pop on suspicion of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs around 9:28 p.m. local time, the California Highway Patrol told Page Six Thursday.

Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on cigarettes, drinking and opioid use disorders and addiction.

Gen Z and millennials are drinking less alcohol than previous generations. Here's what's behind the shift and how wellness culture is accelerating it.

The tide has largely turned against alcohol. Drinking, at least in moderation, was once seen as a harmless—or even healthy—indulgence that could strengthen your heart and even lengthen your lifespan. But in many scientific circles, consuming virtually any amount of alcohol is now seen as toxic.

Scientists learned that wild African chimpanzees consume alcohol by eating fermented fruit, suggesting that human attraction to alcohol may have ancient evolutionary origins.

The Boston Licensing Board has issued 13 new alcohol licenses, part of the largest expansion of permits in the city since Prohibition, officials said. The neighborhood-restricted licenses issued on Thursday were among more than 200 different alcohol licenses created by state legislation enacted in September 2024.

My team and I set out to test whether GLP-1 drugs — medications like semaglutide (Ozempic and Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro and Zepbound), originally developed for diabetes and then approved for obesity — could do what no existing addiction treatment does: curb craving itself.

This article explores the intersection between drinking and nutrition to reveal how alcohol-induced malnutrition can perpetuate a cycle of craving and relapse.