Basics of AUD

Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is an inability to control or stop drinking despite experiencing negative consequences. It may or may not line up with what we traditionally call ”alcoholism.”

What Is AUD?
Drinking Levels Defined
Alcohol and Other Substances
Do I Have AUD? (survey)

Alcohol and Health

Excessive drinking has numerous impacts on your body and mind, ranging from mild to severe. Learn which signs to look out for, and how to care for your well-being.

Diseases Caused by Alcohol
Alcohol & Mental Health
Alcohol & Wellness FAQs

How to Stop Drinking

Quitting alcohol completely can be a challenge, but there are more ways to do it than ever before. Here is our guide to giving up (or cutting back) on alcohol.

Withdrawal and Safety
Types of Alcohol Rehab
Sticking With Recovery
Tips to Quit Drinking

Medication for Alcoholism

Ria Health offers several FDA-approved medications for alcohol use disorder. When combined with counseling, this approach is proven highly effective.

Naltrexone
Gabapentin
Disulfiram/Antabuse
Acamprosate
Baclofen
Topiramate

Recovery Coaching

At Ria, we offer weekly meetings with certified counselors to help members stay on track and build skills for long-term change. Learn more about our team’s approach.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Motivational Interviewing

Bruce Hodges

Writing and Editing Team

Bruce Hodges

In a broad career, writing and editing have been common denominators for Bruce Hodges. He has crafted hundreds of proposals, podium remarks, press releases, direct mail appeals, and event timelines, as well as copy for online and print publications.

He has also contributed to The Juilliard Journal, Musical America and Seen & Heard International (London) among others, and Playbill for Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. He currently writes for The Strad (also London), and in his spare time, explores poetry and essays.

After study at Antioch College, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a BFA in drawing and painting. In New York, he directed major fundraising events for health organizations such as the American Skin Association and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, as well as the International Rescue Committee (refugee relief), where he worked with former U.S. Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright.

“As a lifelong advocate for innovative causes, I appreciate Ria’s revolution in alcohol treatment. I wish some friends who struggled with alcohol—many sadly no longer with us—had been given the chance to discover Ria. They might be alive today.”