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Ria Health: Rehab for Alcohol Abuse Disorder on Your Phone
Ria Health is a digital health startup that combines objective data with medication to help people with alcohol abuse disorder reach their goals for treatment.
“Excessive drinking and alcohol use disorder is the biggest drug problem in the world”
Ria Health (formerly DxRx Medical) is a digital health startup focused on helping people with problem drinking. According to John Mendelson, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Ria, excessive drinking and alcohol use disorder is the biggest drug problem in the world. During my interview with him, he went on to say,
“ It is estimated that one in ten people have a bad relationship with alcohol…they drink more than they should, they are unable to control their intake, they are unable to stop when they want, they do things that they don’t want while drinking, and they have harm from their drinking. “
Alcohol abuse disorder is a progressive disorder. “ It starts with heavy drinking in their 30’s and it progresses on in their 40’s to having measurable problems with their families, with their work and with legal issues. Virtually…everyone who has had a DUI has a drinking problem. “
