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WHEN DRINKING BECOMES A
PROBLEM Story by ANITA HARRISON
oes in the water, cold beer in your hand — that might be music to your ears on a hot summer day. But how do you know if you are depending too much on alcohol to make the good times roll? And what do you do if you suspect that you, or someone else, has a problem with alcohol? “It’s not an easy conversation,” says Anton Kosov, M.D., a physician at Lake Regional Clinic - Laurie. “But it’s a necessary conversation. If someone cannot control their use of alcohol, that indicates alcohol use disorder, a medical condition that likely won’t get better without treatment.” Alcohol use disorder can be mild, moderate or severe. No matter how severe it is, though, there are treatments that can help. Anton Kosov, M.D., Lake Regional Health System
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