Alcoholism
Alcoholism is, broadly, any drinking of alcohol that results in significant mental or physical health problems. Alcoholism is not a recognized diagnostic entity. Predominant diagnostic classifications are alcohol use disorder (DSM-5) or alcohol dependence (ICD-11).Excessive alcohol use can damage all organ systems, but it particularly affects the brain, heart, liver, pancreas and immune system. Alcoholism can result in mental illness, delirium tremens, Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome, irregular heartbeat, an impaired immune response, liver cirrhosis and increased cancer risk. Drinking during pregnancy can result in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Women are generally more sensitive than men to the harmful effects of alcohol, primarily …
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AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 22 October 2024 English
The American party system is in an unusual extended deadlock, with two minority parties, neither capable of sustaining a durable winning coalition. Both parties have plausible avenues to build a …
poor physical health and high mortality due to alcoholism, drug abuse, and suicide.33 The picture was …
World Bank Group · 17 October 2024 Portuguese
Taxes and prices of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Brazil are low compared to international peers. The ongoing landmark reform of indirect taxes (PLP 68/2024 and …
“On Monitoring Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption.” Alcoholism and Drug Addiction 28 (2): 79–89. https://doi …
AEI: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research · 11 October 2024 English
The American party system is in an unusual extended deadlock, with two minority parties, neither capable of sustaining a durable winning coalition. Both parties have plausible avenues to build a …
poor physical health and high mortality due to alcoholism, drug abuse, and suicide.33 The picture was …
World Bank Group · 9 October 2024 English
Taxes and prices of tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in Brazil are low compared to international peers. The ongoing landmark reform of indirect taxes (PLP 68/2024 and …
“On Monitoring Unrecorded Alcohol Consumption.” Alcoholism and Drug Addiction 28 (2): 79–89. https://doi …
World Bank Group · 3 October 2024 English
occupational diseases, internal and external conflicts, alcoholism, smoking, consumption of illicit drugs, and …
Australian Human Rights Commission · 1 October 2024 English
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UN: The United Nations · 25 September 2024 English
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The main forms of addiction in Honduras were alcoholism in men and nicotine dependency in the general …
AU: African Union · 23 September 2024 English
A full overview of the conceptual review of resilience, the approaches and challenges of measuring and tracking progress toward resilience, and an analysis of relevant dimensions and examples from Africa …
rainfall variability, natural resource conflict, alcoholism, under-nutrition and HIV. The analysis revealed …
CCSA: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction · 20 September 2024 English
Provides an overview of administrative sanctions for alcohol and drug use by drivers. It describes procedures and processes involved, an indication of similar measures in other countries, evidence of the …
involvement: long-term follow-up in forty-six states. Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research, 31(8), 1399–1406 …
World Bank Group · 12 September 2024 English
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the major health and development challenges of our time. Every year, about 41 million people die due to NCDs. This makes up about 74 percent …
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