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Self-Medicating Anxiety with Alcohol: Why It Doesn’t Work

We all deal with everyday stressors, but for people with anxiety disorders, fear and worry can linger even without an obvious cause. 

Anxiety disorders are common in the U.S., with a recent national study showing that nearly one in five American adults had experienced one within the past year. Some people try to self-medicate anxiety with alcohol. However, this approach doesn’t work in the long term.

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