Maayan Harel

Dec 12, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Mohamed Selim |Maayan Harel |Silvia De Santis |Irene Perini

Among the population aged 15–49 years, alcohol consumption is the leading risk factor for both deaths and disability-adjusted life-years, with 3.8% of female deaths and 12.2% of male deaths attributable to alcohol use, according to recent data.1 Alcohol use disorder (AUD), the chronic excessive consumption of alcohol, is a chronic illness characterized by cycles of relapse and remission, with several associated co-morbidities and complex neurobiological substrates of alterations.