date:Jun 04, 2015
was concerned that the study also found that 20 percent of those with an alcohol-use disorder seek treatment. For those whove had such a diagnosis in the past year, that figure is just under 8 percent.
Koob says the numbers may be this low because there is still a stigma attached to seeking treatment, and many are in denial about having a problem.
The diagnosis of alcohol-use disorder has been around for more than a decade, and covers a wider variety of problems than connoted by the term alco