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For most adults, moderate alcohol use is not harmful. However, nearly 17.6 million adults in the United States are alcoholics or have alcohol problems. Alcoholism is a disease with four main features:
Alcoholism carries many serious dangers. Heavy drinking can increase the risk of certain cancers. It can cause damage to the liver, brain and other organs. It can cause birth defects. It increases the risk of death from car crashes and other injuries as well as the risk of homicide and suicide. (Read more) |  |
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- Alcoholism (National Library of Medicine)... United States are alcoholics or have alcohol problems. Alcoholism is a disease with four main features: Craving - ... amounts of alcohol in order to get “high” Alcoholism carries many serious dangers. Heavy drinking can increase ...
- Drug Abuse (National Library of Medicine)Drug abuse is a serious public health problem that affects almost every community and family in some way. Each year drug abuse results in around 40 million serious illnesses or ...
- Drugs and Young People (National Library of Medicine)Drug abuse is a serious public health problem that affects almost every community and family in some way. Drug abuse in children and teenagers may pose a greater ...
- Pregnancy and Substance Abuse (National Library of Medicine)When you are pregnant, you are not just "eating for two." You also breathe and drink for two, so it is important to carefully consider what you give to your ...
- Prescription Drug Abuse (National Library of Medicine)... prescription drugs for nonmedical reasons. This is prescription drug abuse. It is a serious and growing problem. Abusing ... don't know exactly why this type of drug abuse is increasing. The availability of drugs is probably ...
- Substance abuse recovery and diet; Nutrition and substance abuse ... Substance abuse harms the body in two distinct ways: The effect of the substance itself Negative lifestyle changes, ...
- Substance abuse; Illicit drug abuse; Narcotic abuse; Hallucinogen abuse ... aware of it. A 1986 National Institute of Drug Abuse survey of high school seniors revealed that more ...
- Women and Drug Abuse
(National Institute on Drug Abuse) National Institute on Drug Abuse Women and Drug Abuse Today, more than 4 million women in this country use drugs. Women of all ages, races and cultures..... Women just like your best ... - Dual Diagnosis: Adolescents with Co-occurring Brain Disorders & Substance Abuse Disorders Adolescents are often referred to treatment for ... do model programs for treating mental illness and substance abuse look like? There is a growing number of ...
- Resources - alcoholism ... following organizations are good resources for information on alcoholism : National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information - http:// ...