Occupational health programmes for alco- holism in the US and Australia: Dilemmas in technology transfer. Int J Sociol Soc Policy. 1993;6:40-51.Blum TC, Roman PM: Occupational health programs for alcoholism in the US and Australia: Dilemmas in technology transfer. Int J Sociol Social Policy...
The term alcoholism refers to the consumption of alcohol to the extent that the person is unable to manage their own drinking habits or patterns, resulting in side-effects that are detrimental to the quality of life and health of the alcoholic, or those around them. An alcoholic is someone ...
Alcohol problems vary from mild to life-threatening and affect the individual, the person's family, and society in numerous adverse ways. Get the facts on alcoholism symptoms, signs, and treatment.
According to these researchers, type 1 alcoholism develops in adulthood, often in the early twenties. It is most often associated with the desire to relieve stress and anxiety and is not associated with any criminal or antisocial behavior. Type 2 alcoholism develops earlier, usually during the ...
The use of alcohol is woven into our culture in a most complex fashion. The majority of adults in the United States consume alcohol, yet alcohol also causes nearly 75,000 deaths per year and costs our society on the order of 150 billion per year. Harm fr
For many, beer, wine, and spirits conjure up thoughts of social gatherings and tipsy fun. But alcohol is a nervous system depressant and easily alters behavior, culminating in some cases in the emotional pain and physical disintegration of alcohol addict
• The prevalence, course, and severity of alcoholism were examined in a probability sample of homeless adults in Los Angeles' inner city and in a household sample (drawn from two communities in Los Angeles), matched to the demographic characteristics of the homeless sample. Both lifetime and...
The term “alcoholism” has a variety of definitions. For some, it is a disease that makes a person dependent on alcohol, causes an obsession with alcohol and inability to control how much they drink even though their drinking causes serious problems in their relationships, health, work, and...
Charles P. O'BrienCenter for the Study of AddictionsAlcoholism: Clinical and Experimental ResearchOslin DW,Pettinati HM,Luck G. Clinical correlations with carbohydrate-deficient transferrin levels in women with alcoholism[J].Alcoholism:Clinical and Experimental Research 1998,22(09)....
The risk of developing alcohol problems later in life is also high for young people. In the US, a survey has found that young people between the ages of 12 and 20 have taken alcohol at least once. How do you discourage your teenagers from trying alcohol? Telling them not to drink will...