Kathryn Rutland MD FASAM

APRIL is National Alcohol Awareness Month. First founded in 1987 by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence to bring attention to the complications of problematic alcohol use.

According to the CDC, excessive alcohol use is responsible for bettween 88-95,000 deaths each year, or around 250 deaths per day in the United States. Problematic alcohol use costs about $249 billion annually. According to the NIH it is currently the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Globally, alcohol misuse is the leading risk factor for premature death or disability for people ages 14-49 according to the WHO.

It is important to understand that problematic alcohol use is often multifactorial and absolutely treatable. One of my greatest joys as a clinician is when patients seek treatment for addictive disorders and I am able to start this journey of recovery with them.

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Alcohol | National Institute on Drug Abuse Alcohol is among the most used drugs, plays a large role in many societies and cultures around the world, and greatly impacts public health.

The pandemic brings challenges to those who are in recovery from addiction. Addiction treatment programs are seeing increases in substance use in individuals who are struggling to manage addiction and stress of a pandemic --- From The ASAM Weekly.

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Help for addictive disorders is available at LifeSpring Behavioral. Please reach out to us if you or a loved one needs help.

Dr Rutland is Board Certified in Addiction Medicine and highly experienced at treating addictive and co-occurring disorders.

Chris Crawford MSW, LCSW-S, LCDC is a seasoned therapist with decades of experience in addiction therapy and mental health.

Both Chris and Dr Rutland are here to assist in your recovery process.

From the ASAM Weekly: Almost 72,000 Americans died from a drug overdose last year, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Protection. Evidence is already emerging that overdoses are up in the first half of the year and could get worse with the coronavirus pandemic.

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