When does drinking alcohol become a disorder? On episode 16, Aubrey Ann Jackson covers the diagnostic criteria of alcohol use disorder and what separates mild alcohol use disorder from moderate and severe alcohol use disorder. Hear about what medications are used to treat alcohol use disorder as well as therapeutic and non-medication options. 

What is it like to go to an AA meeting? How does spiritual health impact addiction? All of these questions are answered on First Line this week!

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