Consumer health information about alcohol abuse, addiction, and related health effects, with facts about treatment and recovery. Includes index, glossary of related terms, and other resources.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Table of Contents.
Preface.
Understanding Alcohol Use, Abuse, and Dependence.
1: Alcohol and Alcohol Use.
2: Psychosocial Factors in Alcohol Use and Alcoholism.
3: When Can Alcohol Be Used Safely?.
4: Ethnicity, Culture, and Alcohol.
5: Binge Drinking.
6: Facts about Alcoholism.
7: What Alcohol Does to Your Body.
8: Alcohol-Related Problems: Across Gender and Lifespan.
9: Understanding the Development of an Addiction.
10: The Genetics of Alcoholism.
11: Alcohol Use Disorder: A Comparison between DSM–IV and DSM–5.
12: Alcohol Myths and Facts.
The Problem of Underage Drinking.
13: Overview of Underage Drinking Policy in the United States.
14: Current Drinking Patterns among Underage Drinkers.
15: Does Advertising Play a Role in Underage Drinking?.
16: How Alcohol Affects Development.
17: Alcohol, Energy Drinks, and Youth: A Dangerous Mix.
18: Alcohol Use on College Campuses.
19: Family Guide to Underage Drinking Prevention.
20: Efforts to Prevent and Reduce Alcohol Problems in Adolescents.
21: Community-Based Alcohol Abuse Prevention.
22: The Minimum Legal Drinking Age (MLDA) Law.
The Physical Effects and Consequences of Alcohol Abuse.
23: Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC).
24: Alcohol Hangover.
25: Alcohol Changes the Brain.
26: Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease.
27: Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease.
28: Alcoholic Neuropathy.
29: Alcohol and the Lung.
30: Alcohol Abuse Affects Bone Health.
31: Other Organs at Risk from Alcohol Abuse.
32: How Alcohol Interacts with Other Diseases and Disorders.
33: Facts about Aging and Alcohol.
34: Use with Caution: Alcohol and Medications.
35: Alcohol-Induced Organ Injury: The Role of Nutrition.
The Effects of Alcohol on Reproductive and Fetal Health.
36: Infertility and Alcohol.
37: Alcohol Use among Pregnant Women and Recent Mothers.
