SciShow: What We Get Wrong About “Alcoholism”

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Content of the Lesson: There are a lot of stereotypes and stigma surrounding alcohol that prevent both understanding and adequate care, and the spectrum of symptoms that alcohol use disorder can include is a lot more complicated than you might think. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Greg, Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2698498 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(15)00122-1/fulltext#%20 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853976/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/202789?utm_campaign=articlePDF https://www.who.int/mental_health/mhgap/evidence/alcohol/q5/en/ https://www.who.int/mental_health/mhgap/evidence/resource/alcohol_q5.pdf https://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/aa17.htm https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-consumption/alcohol-use-disorders https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD005032.pub2/abstract https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4031575/ https://academic.oup.com/alcalc/article/37/3/277/132309 https://www.vivitrolhcp.com/understanding-vivitrol-treatment https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/1869208?utm_campaign=articlePDF&utm_medium=articlePDFlink&utm_source=articlePDF&utm_content=jama.2018.11406 https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/cognitive-behavioral Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/close-up-on-discussion-gm541975802-96928517 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/two-women-hugging-during-a-support-group-meeting-gm1058428060-282877518 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/various-liquor-bottles-backlit-gm504575366-83198509 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/woman-suffering-with-morning-sickness-in-bathroom-at-home-gm929555806-254897854 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/medicine-green-and-yellow-pills-or-capsules-on-a-white-background-with-copy-space-gm1129411694-298336961 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/alcohol-addiction-gm1024092876-274812309


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