Your drinking has put you in danger (for example, driving while drunk, having unsafe sex, or taking part in other unsafe activities).Your drinking has caused you to stop doing things you enjoy.You keep drinking even though it has caused problems in your relationships with others.Your drinking interferes with your daily life and causes problems at home, work, or school.You have a strong craving or urge to drink.You spend a lot of time getting alcohol, drinking it, or recovering from its effects.
Researchers funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a Federal Government research agency, reviewed studies on medicines to treat alcohol dependence and alcohol use disorder published between January 1970 and October 2013. † Although the legal drinking age in the United States is 21, the information in this summary is from research on people 18 years of age and older. * In this summary, the term doctor refers to your health care professional, including your primary care doctor, nurse practitioner, psychiatrist, or physician assistant. †† Needing to drink more alcohol to feel the same effect, not being able to stop alcohol use, and/or having withdrawal symptoms. ** Alcohol use that interferes with your daily life, affects your relationships with others, or puts you in danger. They have now been combined into one disorder – alcohol use disorder – that can range from mild to severe. Note: Alcohol abuse** and alcohol dependence †† were once considered separate disorders.
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