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Alcoholism is a social problem of unbelievable proportions.
It is involved in half of all fatal traffic accidents, fire deaths, drowning, arrests, murders, and incidents of child abuse and other violence in the home. About 10 million Americans and 600,000 Canadians are alcoholics. One teenager in five and an increasing number of the elderly are drinkers. It ranks after heart disease and cancer as a major killer. The use of beverage alcohol varies by countries.