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Alcohol abuse
* affects a large number of workers in Europe.
* appears to be the drug most often associated with physical abuse.
* can also lead to family conflicts and broken households
  - neurological disorders in adults, disrupting memory and learning
  - other serious physical problems
  - tinnitus, as can an overdose of caffeine
  - appear in several patterns
  - be mild or heavy
* can cause liver and heart problems and throat and mouth cancer
  - people to bruise more easily
* can cause serious damage to the liver
  - health and other problems
* can lead to a variety of chronic health disorders
  - both homicides and suicides
  - dependence on alcohol
  - further drug and substance dependence
  - serious and complex health and social problems
  - play a significant role in the occurrence of date rape
* causes diseases.
* common cause of toxic liver damage
  - problem among teenagers as well as adults
* concern on college campuses nationwide.
* costs businesses twice as much as illegal drug use.
* creates many complex problems, but widely accepted drug.
* definite military tradition.
* destroys livers.
* great concern in rural Alaska's native communities
  - evil in our land
* grows worse over time.
* has a devastating effect on people and all aspects of their lives
  - an ancient history
* imposes massive economic costs upon today's society.
* is about excesses that end in death or disability.
* is an epidemic that is mercilessly claiming the lives and futures of our young people
  - ongoing problem among the LE population
  - another common disorder that knows no boundaries
* is associated with cancer of the gut or lung and possibly with breast cancer
  - the increased incidence in a number of infectious diseases
  - definitely more severe than binge drinking, as well as more dangerous
  - different from alcohol dependence
  - drug abuse, except that the alcohol is legal
  - involved in almost all reported fraternity hazing deaths
  - known to have detrimental effects to the liver and other organs
  - linked to cancer, heart and liver damage
  - more immediately dangerous to the self and others than food is
* is one of America's most serious social and health problems
  - the most significant health-related drug prob
  - probably just an attempt at self-medicating feelings of depression
  - rampant among middle and high school students from all social backgrounds
  - reported to be more prevalent in the Russian military than among civilians
  - subject to penalties specified by the Liquor Control Act
  - substance abuse
  - suspected as a frequent factor in high school and college dropout rates
* is the cause of most domestic violence
  - intentional overuse of alcohol, i.e., to the point of drunkenness
  - leading cause of liver disease in the United States
* is the most common cause of cirrhosis of the liver in the United States
  - number one cause of snowmobile related accidents
  - repeated use of alcohol that results in daily living problems
* is unhealthy and inconsistent with fraternal ideals
  - fraternity and sorority ideals
* is, however, a better predictor of attempted suicide than marital status.
* lies along a continuum, from mild to severe.
* major problem on campuses all over the country.
* major public health problem and the most common contributor to trauma
* means drinking more alcohol than is socially, psychologically or physically healthy.
* nutritional risk factor for elders.
* pattern of problem drinking that can have major health and societal consequences.
* problem that can affect people of any age.
* ranks third as a cause of death, behind heart disease and cancer.
* reflects a general social problem.
* remains problematic for teenagers
  - the most common reason people seek treatment
* serious problem nationwide, on or off college campuses
  - on virtually all college and university campuses
* silent epidemic among America's older adults.
* threatens the well-being of students and their potential for contribution to society.
* very old health problem, older than advertising or television.
* wide spread disease of epidemic proportions.
+ Alcoholism, Different types of alcoholics: Diseases :: Psychology
  * Alcohol abuse can be mild or heavy. The illness usually gets wors rapidly. People with a lower social status suffer more markedly. Usually, people suffer from Clinical depression and phobias, which they try to fight with drinking alcohol. There is little genetic disposition towards alcohol-dependence.
  * Alcohol abuse is moderate, but shows early. Mothers of such alcoholics tend to be non-nondescript, but their fathers usually developed alcohol dependence before they turned 25. In addition, such people are often criminals. Usually they use alcohol to get euphoric, but often also have a problem with other drugs. Probably genetic dispostion is more important in this type, than social factors.