How to Use alcohol use disorder in a Sentence

alcohol use disorder

noun
  • Those with heavy drinking and/or alcohol use disorder (AUD).
    Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Ravi Coutinho tried very hard to find treatment for his depression, anxiety and alcohol use disorder.
    Max Blau, NPR, 22 Sep. 2024
  • By age, rates of alcohol use disorder remain highest in young adults ages 18 to 25.
    Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
  • But some people with alcohol use disorder are very sick and pose a harm to themselves or others.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Aug. 2023
  • More than 15% of young adults met the criteria for alcohol use disorder.
    Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2024
  • Here's what to know about alcohol use disorder, treatment and how to recognize signs.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Binge drinking and heavy drinking can increase your risk of an alcohol use disorder.
    USA TODAY, 2 July 2023
  • Binge drinking and heavy drinking can increase your risk of an alcohol use disorder.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
  • Even those who haven’t struggled with alcohol use disorder can benefit from this type of reflection, Shah adds.
    TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The researchers noted that people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) had less brain matter than others.
    Amanda MacMillan, Health, 26 Mar. 2024
  • For those struggling with alcohol use disorder, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is often touted as the go-to option for support.
    Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2023
  • When drinking is causing a problem in someone’s life now, rather than just setting them up for potential health problems later, that’s what’s known as an alcohol use disorder.
    Meg Wingerter, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Bach, who helped lead the recent trial of DBS for alcohol use disorder, supports further study of the technique as a potential treatment for substance use disorder.
    Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Manly says that the amygdala, the part of the brain tied to memory, emotions, and decision making seems to be impacted in people who have anxiety and also those with alcohol use disorders.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2023
  • Her team had previously linked semaglutide to a reduction in both alcohol use disorder and smoking.
    Naomi Kresge, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
  • But medications for alcohol use disorder are less familiar to the public and used less frequently.
    Joseph P. Schacht, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
  • But this translated into a 50 percent lower likelihood of alcohol use disorder for the semaglutide group.
    Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 17 June 2024
  • Naltrexone, a medication that's approved to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid use disorder, may also be able to help curb binge drinking for some people.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Linde said that focus sometimes leads to a rigid mentality among those whose lives have benefited from absolute sobriety and see it as the only way to overcome alcohol use disorder (AUD).
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
  • Two were diabetic and had obesity, hypertension and other ailments; one had a history of alcohol use disorder and meth use, the report found.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The difference in rate was similar for alcohol use disorders, PTSD, mood disorders, and any combination of two post-brain injury diagnoses.
    Haley Weiss, Time, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Their research found that people with alcohol use disorder drank less after taking semaglutide — the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic– compared with with people who took a placebo.
    Bruce Gil, Quartz, 20 June 2024
  • There is a third consideration, which is whether the individual has alcohol use disorder.
    Katia Hetter, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
  • To be diagnosed, children must meet Yale Food Addiction Scale criteria as stringent as any for alcohol use disorder or other addictions.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 June 2024
  • Its results are equally stunning for those suffering from addiction, in particular alcohol use disorder, and for social anxiety in those on the autism spectrum.
    Federico Perelmuter, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Studies have shown that the heavy, prolonged consumption of alcohol can trigger mental health issues, including anxiety and depression, and can lead to alcohol use disorder.
    Kelly Santana Banks, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Someone with a family history of alcohol use disorder also should avoid all alcohol.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Kombucha should not be consumed by people who are pregnant or breastfeeding, who have alcohol use disorder, or who have compromised immune systems, as it is unpasteurized and contains caffeine and small amounts of alcohol.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2024
  • More news on psychedelic research Psilocybin helped people with alcohol use disorder reduce drinking, study finds.
    Linda Carroll, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Another study is testing naltrexone, a drug typically used to treat alcohol use disorder and opioid dependence.
    Lucy Tu, Scientific American, 22 June 2023

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