Alcohol and Aids
Alcohol and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) from infection with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) are each separately agents that cause suppression of immune function. Ther...
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Alcohol
This section contains articles on some aspects of alcohol, and the following topics are covered: Chemistry and Pharmacology; Complications; History of Drinking; and Psychological Consequences ...
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Crime and Alcohol
The relationship between ALCOHOL and involvement in crime is not a simple one. Drinking is a very common activity, and most drinking is not followed by criminal behavior. Understandi...
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Economic Costs of Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Dependence
Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence continue to be major health problems in the United States. The terms alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence ar...
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Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (Mast)
This is a brief self-report questionnaire designed to detect ALCOHOLISM (Selzer, 1971). It is widely used in clinical and research settings. The twenty-four s...
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Productivity: Effects of Alcohol On
ALCOHOL is the most commonly used and abused drug in the United States. In 1991, approximately 50 percent of all 125 million employed workers in the United States h...
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Alcohol: Complications of Problem Drinking
Alcohol is a legal drug for adults over 21 years of age. Yet drinking large amounts of alcohol over long periods can cause many medical complications. There ...
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Alcohol: Withdrawal
Alcohol acts as a depressant on the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord). It also has a depressant effect on the peripheral nervous system (the nerves throughout the...
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Alcohol Treatment: Behavioral Approaches
Imagine that every time you see a red traffic light you get angry. You begin to grit your teeth, curse, and generally become abusive toward everyone riding in ...
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Alcohol Treatment: Medications
Treating alcoholism with medications is an ongoing field of research, with scientists seeking answers to many questions. Research suggests that behavioral treatments...
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Alcoholism: Abstinence Versus Controlled Drinking
What should be the goal for an alcoholic? Should it be complete and total abstinence from alcohol, or can an alcoholic learn to use alcohol in moderat...
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Alcohol
OFFICIAL NAMES: Ethyl alcohol, ethanol, grain alcohol
STREET NAMES: Booze, hooch, juice, sauce, spirits
DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS: Not classified, depressant
Overview
Jugs that held beer and wine ...
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Alcohol
Alcohol is a term applied to a large group of hydroxyl derivatives of paraffin hydrocarbons. They contain a hydroxyl (OH) group in place of one of the hydrocarbon's hydrogens. Examples of comm...
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Alcohol
What is commonly referred to as alcohol is just the most widely known example of a group of organic compounds which are collectively known as alcohols. The alcohol we drink is correctly called...
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Alcoholism, Genetic Factors
The contribution of genetics to alcoholism and other diseases having addictive behavior has been wrought with controversy for the past two hundred years. Because this is a ...
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Alcohol Use and Abuse
Many Americans drink alcohol, which produces a sense of relaxation and euphoria. Moderate drinking, defined by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) as u...
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Alcohol
An alcohol is a type of organic compound which is characterized by a hydroxyl group (OH) bonded to a carbon atom. There are several types of alcohols which vary in structure and properties dep...
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Alcohol Abuse and College Students
One of the ways in which communication functions is in the creation and maintenance of the ways in which using and abusing substances, especially alcohol, are tal...
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Alcohol
Introduction
The sociological study of alcohol in society is concerned with two broad areas. (1) The first area is the study of alcohol behavior, which includes: (a) social and other factors i...
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Alcoholism
Term encompassing alcohol use, alcohol consumption, alcohol problems, problem drinking, and alcohol dependence.
The concept of alcoholism, in its most general sense, refers to a disease, or...
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Most people who drink alcoholic beverages suffer no ill effects. They drink moderately with meals and in social settings. "For most people alcohol is a pleasant accompaniment to social activities. Mod...
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“Unfortunately, many women continue to drink during pregnancy. Furthermore, many of the women who continue to drink during pregnancy are at highest risk for having children with fetal alcohol sy...
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In ancient Greece the festival of Anthesteria was a four-day long celebration of feast and worship in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine. This time of merriment included the consumption of wine as wel...
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"When the White man came, the Indians had the land and the White man had the liquor. Now, the White man has the land and the Indians have the
liquor" (Mitchell et al. 144).
Durante del encuentr...
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Absentmindedly, Mark poured himself another drink. He enjoys every last sip thinking that he deserves it after having the day like this. After he licks the last drop off of Zinfandel on his lips a...
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In my life I have done a lot of things. I really don't regret most of the mistakes I have made. Most of my mistakes were turned into positive learning experiences. Although the one thing I do re...
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As a high school student I witness my friends and fellow students making foolish choices daily. Taking drugs and underage drinking are the most common in my school. In the four years that I have atte...
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The problem of alcohol abuse has been recognised for thousands of years, but only more recently have we begun to see alcohol addiction as a treatable disorder. According to the Classical Disease Model...
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Excessive Drinking Among Women: An Increasing Social Concern
Most Canadians drink in moderation, however men and women of all ages, races, religions and socio-economic backgrounds are vuln...
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Alcohol and Aids
Alcohol: Complications of Problem Drinking
Alcohol
Alcohol
Alcohol
Alcoholism, Genetic Factors
Alcohol Use and Abuse
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse and College Students
Alcohol
Alcoholism
Alcohol
Alcohol
Alcohol Abuse
