In the News: Drinking alcohol can lead to other substance use

• Mar 6

Experts say that drinking alcohol can increase the risk of using other substances for some individuals. Our CEO and President, Jeremy Klemanski, shared his insights on this issue in an interview with Fox News.

“Studies indicate that alcohol alters brain chemistry in ways that increase susceptibility to drug addiction,” the expert cautioned.  

Jeremy Klemanski, addiction specialist and CEO of Gateway Foundation in Chicago, echoes his belief that alcohol is a gateway drug.

“We often hear reports from patients that they only use or started using while drinking, or that they were first exposed to alcohol and then tried other drugs for greater physical symptoms and feelings,” he told Fox News Digital.

Read the article here.