Alcohol Use: What Does It Mean To Be Addicted To Alcohol? | Stanford

Dr. Anna Lembke answers some of the most common questions about alcohol use. She explains what it means to be addicted to alcohol, and how quantity, frequency, age, and gender influence the likelihood of addiction and harmful health outcomes.
0:00 Introduction
0:09 What are the signs of alcohol addiction?
2:17 How much do you have to drink to be considered addicted to alcohol?
4:30 Why do women and men have different tolerance levels?
4:48 Why are there age related differences in what people can consume?
5:17 Does drinking alcohol have any health benefits?
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Dr. Anna Lembke is Professor and Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Lembke was one of the first in the medical community to sound the alarm regarding opioid overprescribing and the opioid epidemic. Her clinical focus is on Addiction Medicine, Pain and Addiction, Prescription Drug Misuse and Addiction, and Behavioral Addictions.
The information in this video was accurate as of the upload date, 4/6/2022. For information purposes only. Consult your local medical authority or your healthcare practitioner for advice.
This video is a production of the Stanford Center for Health Education team, in collaboration with Stanford Medicine and the Stanford Center for Professional Development.
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