[Music] [Music] alcohol use disorder is a mental health condition that impacts a person's ability to control their alcohol intake it is estimated that about 18 million people in the united states have an alcohol use disorder or aud people with aud continue to drink in spite of how their alcohol consumption negatively impacts their work school relationships and mental and physical health symptoms of alcohol use disorder include drinking more or longer than planned wanting to but repeatedly being unable to cut back or stop drinking feeling a strong desire or craving for alcohol friendship or relationship problems withdrawal from usual activities or hobbies physical illness due to alcohol use or experiencing withdrawal symptoms such as shakiness or nausea once one stops using alcohol factors that can increase the risk of someone developing an alcohol use disorder can include using large amounts of alcohol using alcohol and adolescence genetic factors and family history experiencing mental health conditions such as depression or a trauma-related disorder everyone is different and therefore treatment must be tailored to meet the needs of each unique person treatment can include a combination of medication therapy counseling and peer support recovery groups treatment is provided by licensed providers in both outpatient and inpatient settings in some cases medically assisted detoxification may be needed to help with withdrawal symptoms recovery from an alcohol use disorder is possible and many people need professional treatment and support from peers friends family and co-workers along with lifestyle changes if you or someone you know has an alcohol use disorder talk to a licensed medical or behavioral health provider today to learn more about recovery and treatment options if you're a mental or behavioral health provider seeking information on evidence-based treatment check out our multimedia solution for continuing education and shareable patient resources at psychub.com [Music]