Research on Alcohol and AlcoholismDIANE Publishing, 1993 - 105 pages Covers: addiction, how alcohol damages the body, improving alcohol treatment, prevention of alcohol-related problems, alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and much more. |
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... involved in treating or studying the addictive or mental disorders understands the relation between human responsibility and dis- ease . Dr. Enoch Gordis , the director of NIAAA , is one who understands it well . He wrote the following ...
... involved in treating or studying the addictive or mental disorders understands the relation between human responsibility and dis- ease . Dr. Enoch Gordis , the director of NIAAA , is one who understands it well . He wrote the following ...
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... involved in the successful launching of RSA also were active in founding the International Society of Biomedical Research on Alcoholism ( ISBRA ) , which promotes cooperation among alcohol researchers worldwide . By sponsoring national ...
... involved in the successful launching of RSA also were active in founding the International Society of Biomedical Research on Alcoholism ( ISBRA ) , which promotes cooperation among alcohol researchers worldwide . By sponsoring national ...
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... involved legal alcohol intoxication ( Figure 1 ) . Alcohol - related motor vehicle traffic injuries represent only one alcohol- related cause of death . Other alcohol- related problems , however , also contri- bute to premature ...
... involved legal alcohol intoxication ( Figure 1 ) . Alcohol - related motor vehicle traffic injuries represent only one alcohol- related cause of death . Other alcohol- related problems , however , also contri- bute to premature ...
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... involved . Changes in patterns of alcohol consump- tion , including the pattern of per capita consumption and the consumption of im- portant population subgroups , may be significant . Epidemiologic research into the reasons for this ...
... involved . Changes in patterns of alcohol consump- tion , including the pattern of per capita consumption and the consumption of im- portant population subgroups , may be significant . Epidemiologic research into the reasons for this ...
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... involved alcohol use ( Roizen 1988 ) . Similarly , Waller ( 1988 ) estimated that between 20 and 25 percent of all persons hospitalized due to injury have an alcohol abuse problem . Results of emergency room research , however ...
... involved alcohol use ( Roizen 1988 ) . Similarly , Waller ( 1988 ) estimated that between 20 and 25 percent of all persons hospitalized due to injury have an alcohol abuse problem . Results of emergency room research , however ...
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Page 318 - ... high," intoxicated while taking care of his or her children), or when substance use is physically hazardous (eg, drives when intoxicated) (5) important social, occupational, or recreational activities given up or reduced because of substance use (6) continued substance use despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent social, psychological, or physical problem that is caused or exacerbated by the use of the substance (eg, keeps using...
Page 318 - Substance often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than the person intended 2. Persistent desire or one or more unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use 3. A great deal of time spent in activities necessary to get the substance (eg, theft), taking the substance (eg, chain smoking), or recovering from its effects 4.
Page 372 - Daily or almost daily 4. How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?
Page 372 - Yes, during the last year 10. Has a relative or friend or a doctor or other health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down? (0) No (2) Yes, but not in the last year (4) Yes, during the last year 1 In determining the response categories it has been assumed that one drink contains 10 g alcohol.
Page 372 - Daily or almost daily 6. How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily 7. How often during the last year have you had a feeling of guilt or remorse after drinking?
Page 372 - Daily or almost daily 8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?
Page 316 - Drug dependence is a state, psychic and sometimes also physical, resulting from the interaction between a living organism and a drug, characterized by behavioral and other responses that always include a compulsion to take the drug on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effects and sometimes to avoid the discomfort of its absence.
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Page 318 - ... increase) in order to achieve intoxication or desired effect, or markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount...
Page 372 - How often during the last year have you failed to do what was normally expected from you because of drinking? Never Less than monthly Monthly Weekly Daily or almost daily 6. How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?