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

Treatment for alcohol problems isn't a one-size-fits-all approach. The NIH has launched an online navigator that can help figure out the scope of the problem and find evidence-based treatment options.
Source: Kristen Uroda 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 , the director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and

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