Tag: alcohol dependence

Is an Alcoholism Crisis Looming in the U.S.?

For the past few years, public attention has focused heavily on the opioid crisis sweeping across the U.S. But another public health emergency has been escalating: alcoholism. Although opioid use and alcoholism involve different substances, their root causes are often the same, and they often co-occur. People in emotional and physical distress use the substances […]