Introduction- Alcohol Use Disorder can be defined as having an excessive urge to drink, that usually cannot be controlled. Studies in 2012 that were taken by the “National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism” show that almost 8 percent of people over the age of 18 in the United States had an Alcohol Use Disorder. This number includes about 16.3 million adults, 10.6 million men and 5.7 million women (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 2012).
Cause- While there is no official cause of AUDs, there are many factors that can provoke them. It can occur when someone drinks so much that it causes the chemical balances in their brain to become different. It can also be genetic. Environmental factors, such as growing up around
Cause- While there is no official cause of AUDs, there are many factors that can provoke them. It can occur when someone drinks so much that it causes the chemical balances in their brain to become different. It can also be genetic. Environmental factors, such as growing up around