Treating Alcohol Addiction
Nearly 20 million American have a diagnosed alcohol use disorder, and 10% of children live with a parent with alcohol issues. Fixing this problem can save families from falling apart and there's been some real progress. "In my 25 years in this field, I've seen hundreds of positive stories. We often see the tragedies in the news because the countless successes are not newsworthy," said Paul Rinaldi, MD, director of the Addiction Institute of New York. "In the last 25 years, there's been a lot of research done and there's an evidence base that's been building. We have three FDA-approved medications and five or six psychosocial treatments, again with a great deal of evidence behind them."
- Paul Rinaldi, MD, Director, Addition Institute of New York, Mount Sinai Roosevelt, Mount Sinai St. Luke's
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 10 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2025-2026.
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