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Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are among the most serious health problem we are facing today. More than 100,000 U.S. deaths are caused each year by excessive alcohol consumption each year. Direct and...
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Alcohol Abuse
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM IV) of the American Psychiatric Association defines Alcohol Abuse as "the recurring use of alcoholic beverages despite negative consequences." While it is a...
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Alcoholism and Alcohol Dependence
Alcoholism is our nation's number one drug addiction problem. There are approximately 12 million alcoholics in the United States, with alcoholism and alcohol abuse now the third leading cause of...
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Binge Drinking
Binge Drinking is defined as very heavy drinking over a short period of time. Drinkers who engage in binge drinking generally want to maximize the effect of alcohol as much as possible in as short a...
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Periodic Drinking
Periodic drinking is defined as alcohol abuse that occurs in periodic intervals rather than on a regular basis. For example, a periodic drinker may not drink during the work week, but may drink...
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Problem Drinking
The term "problem drinking" is commonly used to indicate that a person may be developing a drinking problem, but may or may not have reached the stage of alcohol dependence. Problem drinking can be...
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