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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Treatment for Alcohol Problems: Finding and Getting Help

About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2014

Last Reviewed: 2014

Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup

This guide is for people who want help dealing with alcohol problems for themselves, their family, or their friends. It provides a list of signs of having an alcohol problem and describes 3 treatment choices:

  • Counseling
  • Medications
  • Support groups

The guide also provides instructions on how to find a treatment provider.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase the proportion of people with a substance use disorder who got treatment in the past year — SU‑01
Little or no detectable change
Reduce the proportion of people who had alcohol use disorder in the past year — SU‑13
Little or no detectable change

Suggested Citation

1.

National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. (2014). Treatment for Alcohol Problems: Finding and Getting Help. Retrieved from https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/treatment-alcohol-problems-finding-and-getting-help