Is Alcohol A Problem? Online Tool Helps Assess Risk And Find Help

(By Allison Aubrey for NPR)

The thinking about problem drinking and alcoholism has changed. It’s no longer considered a black-and-white, you have it or you don’t condition.

“We now know that there’s a full spectrum in alcohol use disorder,” says George Koob, the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcohohlism, part of the National Institutes of Health. You can have a mild, moderate or severe problem. Continue reading article here…

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