One type of bariatric surgery was linked with a higher risk for substance use disorder (SUD), according to results from the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study. Over a median ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gastric bypass surgery was linked to an increased risk for nonalcohol substance use disorder compared with no ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For some obese people, drinking problems may become a new burden following weight loss surgery, according to a new study out Monday. Although the rate of alcohol abuse ...

July 21 (UPI) --A major study by Swedish medical researchers of more 4,000 patients with obesity has found that those who underwent weight loss surgery were 2.5 times more likely to go on to develop a ...

People should avoid drinking alcohol before surgery. Alcohol consumption before surgery can lead to severe complications during surgery and recovery. In some cases, alcohol use before surgery can be ...

While all surgeries have some amount of risk, there are many noninvasive options available for weight loss surgery. Weight loss surgery, also called bariatric surgery, is a type of surgery that helps ...