Medications May Be Effective Treatment Options For Alcohol Use Disorders, Study Says<p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/13/alcohol-use-disorders-medications_n_5298215.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3UcXGS89gula3KpPl1fy1g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/resize/200x200/http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1790454/original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Medications May Be Effective Treatment Options For Alcohol Use Disorders, Study Says" align="left" title="Medications May Be Effective Treatment Options For Alcohol Use Disorders, Study Says" border="0" /></a>Alcohol use resulted in 3.3 million deaths in 2012. It's the third greatest risk factor for premature death, disability and overall health decline around the world, and the leading risk factor in the United States, according to the World Health Organization. But despite such high stakes for alcoholism, alcohol abuse or other alcohol use disorders (AUDs), experts say medications that could help curb drinking are "considerably underused. ...</p><br clear="all"/>
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