Special Report to the U.S. Congress on Alcohol & HealthDepartment of Health, Education, and Welfare, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 1993 |
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... determine the most effective treat- ment for each individual patient ; and policymakers can learn the facts on which to base informed deci- sions on policies that affect broad segments of society . The Eighth Special Report documents ...
... determine the most effective treat- ment for each individual patient ; and policymakers can learn the facts on which to base informed deci- sions on policies that affect broad segments of society . The Eighth Special Report documents ...
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... determining the disorder to be treated first , identifying whether interventions validated in non - comorbid patients work ... determine the genes ' actions and how they are regulated . Such knowledge has important implications in the ...
... determining the disorder to be treated first , identifying whether interventions validated in non - comorbid patients work ... determine the genes ' actions and how they are regulated . Such knowledge has important implications in the ...
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... Determining why some people drink alcohol despite adverse consequences is a central issue in alcohol research . Researchers probing this question have begun to examine the role that reinforcing properties of alcohol may play in alcohol ...
... Determining why some people drink alcohol despite adverse consequences is a central issue in alcohol research . Researchers probing this question have begun to examine the role that reinforcing properties of alcohol may play in alcohol ...
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... determining alcohol involvement in different fa- tal alcohol injury events . These reports allow for comparative study of the role of alcohol in vari- ous types of injuries and analysis of data by gen- der , age , and ethnicity . For ...
... determining alcohol involvement in different fa- tal alcohol injury events . These reports allow for comparative study of the role of alcohol in vari- ous types of injuries and analysis of data by gen- der , age , and ethnicity . For ...
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... determining optimal tax rates based on estimates of these costs . Other studies have examined the cost conse- quences of alcoholism treatment and the effects of addiction on rational economic decisionmak- ing . These areas of research ...
... determining optimal tax rates based on estimates of these costs . Other studies have examined the cost conse- quences of alcoholism treatment and the effects of addiction on rational economic decisionmak- ing . These areas of research ...
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Page 304 - 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 272 - According to the Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects.
Page 340 - Endicott J, Spitzer RL: A diagnostic interview: the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia.
Page 122 - CHIARA, G. AND IMPERATO, A.: Drugs abused by humans preferentially increase synaptic dopamine concentrations in the mesolimbic system of freely moving rats.
Page 123 - Murad. F., eds. The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics . 7th ed. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co..
Page 304 - 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 223 - Day, NL; Jasperse, D.; Richardson, G.; Robles, N.; Sambamoorthi, U.; Taylor, P.; Scher, M.; Stoffer, D.; and Cornelius, M.
Page 106 - Kelly, K., Cochran, BH, Stiles, CD, and Leder, P. Cell-specific regulation of the c-myc gene by lymphocyte mitogens and plateletderived growth factor.
Page 105 - Ethanol regulation of adenosine receptorstimulated cAMP levels in a clonal neural cell line: An in vitro model of cellular tolerance to ethanol. Proc Nati Acad Sei USA 83:2105-2108, 1986.
Page xx - Alcohol dependence, often called alcoholism, refers to a disease that is characterized by abnormal alcohol-seeking behavior that leads to impaired control over drinking. Although alcoholics and alcohol abusers...