Alcohol use disorders are the most prevalent of all substance use disorders worldwide and a common presentation in casuality.The single year prevalence globally has been estimated to be over 100 million individuals  with nearly 3 million deaths (5.3 percent of all deaths globally.

Psychosocial interventions are effective in the treatment of alcohol use disorder; however, as many as 70 percent of individuals return to heavy drinking after psychosocial treatment alone. Several medications can be used to treat alcohol use disorder, leading to reduced heavy drinking and increased days of abstinence