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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... heavy consumption of alcohol is a major risk factor in in- jury and trauma , the fourth leading cause of death in the United States . Alcohol is widely recognized as a teratogen capable of inducing congenital defects , growth ...
... heavy consumption of alcohol is a major risk factor in in- jury and trauma , the fourth leading cause of death in the United States . Alcohol is widely recognized as a teratogen capable of inducing congenital defects , growth ...
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... heavy drinking is associ- ated not only with increased mortality but also with premature mortality . Estimates indicate that years of potential life lost for an individual death from alcoholic liver disease may be 9 to 22 years ...
... heavy drinking is associ- ated not only with increased mortality but also with premature mortality . Estimates indicate that years of potential life lost for an individual death from alcoholic liver disease may be 9 to 22 years ...
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... heavy drinking . Recent research suggests that alcohol itself may interfere with the activity of aldehyde dehy- drogenase . Findings from in vitro studies demon- strate that alcohol can slow the movement of large proteins across the ...
... heavy drinking . Recent research suggests that alcohol itself may interfere with the activity of aldehyde dehy- drogenase . Findings from in vitro studies demon- strate that alcohol can slow the movement of large proteins across the ...
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... Heavy and chronic drinking can harm virtu- ally every organ and system in the body . As the primary site for alcohol metabolism , however , the liver is particularly vulnerable to alcohol's harmful effects . The injurious effects of ...
... Heavy and chronic drinking can harm virtu- ally every organ and system in the body . As the primary site for alcohol metabolism , however , the liver is particularly vulnerable to alcohol's harmful effects . The injurious effects of ...
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... heavy - drinking or alcohol- dependent males compared with the general population . Alcohol appears to play a role in both intentional and unintentional injuries and is thought to be associated with high - risk behavior that promotes ...
... heavy - drinking or alcohol- dependent males compared with the general population . Alcohol appears to play a role in both intentional and unintentional injuries and is thought to be associated with high - risk behavior that promotes ...
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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...