Alcohol

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics participated in a national study, which found nearly half of Iowa drivers involved in a serious crash had at least one drug in their system.

On this encore episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer is joined by guests to discuss the findings in a 2021 report from the Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse.

A recent report shows an increase not only in alcohol use but also in the number of alcohol-involved deaths. It also details some policy recommendations to reduce these deaths.

A new study shows alcohol use increased during the pandemic for those 21 and older, but finding treatment can be a challenge.

A meteorologist walks us through Wednesday evening's storm and the impact it had on our state.

Women aren't just upping their drinking, researchers say. Increasingly they are "drinking to cope," instead of for pleasure — which accelerates the risk of alcohol use disorder and its health damage.

Some doctors are seeing a disturbing spike in lethal alcoholic liver disease, especially among young women. The recent trend has been supercharged, they say, by the pandemic's isolation and pressures.

A new report by the non-profit Trust for America’s health found that drug-related deaths rates in Iowa decreased by 15 percent while alcohol-related…