Latinos are more likely to engage in heavy drinking and suffer alcohol-related problems, but less likely to seek treatment. On Alcohol Awareness Month, substance use counselors join this program to talk about the risks of excessive alcohol drinking.

TUESDAY, APRIL 23
PROGRAM #10351 11:00 AM PT

Extra Edition: Alcohol Awareness Month. Latinos are more likely to engage in heavy drinking and suffer alcohol-related problems, but less likely to seek treatment. On Alcohol Awareness Month, substance use counselors join this program to talk about the risks of excessive alcohol drinking, and discuss the causes, symptoms, and treatment for alcohol addiction.

Guests: Dr. Nancy Diazgranados, Deputy Clinical Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Luis Moncada, Program Director, Outpatient and Residential Step-Down Services, The Latino Commission, San Bruno, CA.

Photo: Waseem Ali Khan/Adobe Stock

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