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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... percent ; during the same period , the NIH research budgets grew by 35 percent . The 70 - percent gap in budgets - and in funding opportunities for scientists- proved to be a powerful incentive for many talented investigators in the ...
... percent ; during the same period , the NIH research budgets grew by 35 percent . The 70 - percent gap in budgets - and in funding opportunities for scientists- proved to be a powerful incentive for many talented investigators in the ...
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... per- cent of total research funding comes from non - Federal sources . For diseases under the ADAMHA purview , less than 15 percent of research support is provid- ed by the States and private sources . AN INSTRUMENT OF HOPE The research ...
... per- cent of total research funding comes from non - Federal sources . For diseases under the ADAMHA purview , less than 15 percent of research support is provid- ed by the States and private sources . AN INSTRUMENT OF HOPE The research ...
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... percent among patients with a primary mental disorder diagnosis and 45 and 71 percent , respec- tively , among those with primary alcohol abuse and drug abuse diagnoses . We are seeing that the linkages be- tween alcohol and other drug ...
... percent among patients with a primary mental disorder diagnosis and 45 and 71 percent , respec- tively , among those with primary alcohol abuse and drug abuse diagnoses . We are seeing that the linkages be- tween alcohol and other drug ...
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... percent of all alcohol- related research in the United States . Most of NIAAA's budget is dedicated to basic and clinical research . Approxi- mately 85 percent of the budget is allo- cated for extramural research - work conducted by ...
... percent of all alcohol- related research in the United States . Most of NIAAA's budget is dedicated to basic and clinical research . Approxi- mately 85 percent of the budget is allo- cated for extramural research - work conducted by ...
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... percent of all medical deaths at- tributable to alcoholism . Although the in- cidence of cirrhosis has been declining in recent years ( perhaps reflecting the suc- cess of some NIAAA initiatives ) , it is nevertheless the fourth major ...
... percent of all medical deaths at- tributable to alcoholism . Although the in- cidence of cirrhosis has been declining in recent years ( perhaps reflecting the suc- cess of some NIAAA initiatives ) , it is nevertheless the fourth major ...
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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?