Alcohol

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"This text provides up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible information about alcohol use in western society and other cultures"--Provided by publisher.

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Title Statements

Full title :Alcohol / Peter L. Myers and Richard E. Isralowitz.

Summary

"This text provides up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible information about alcohol use in western society and other cultures"--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Greenwood
Place of Publication:Santa Barbara, Calif
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xii, 250 pages) : : illustrations.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780313372483, 0313372489, 1283056437, 9781283056434, 9786613056436, 661305643X
oclc:ocn717638058
LC Classification:RA1242.A35
Dewey Decimal:615/.7828

History and Scientific Background: Alcohol, an Overview. Alcohol: the basics ; Alcohol taken together with other drugs ; Key terms and definitions ; Risk factors for alcohol misuse and worsening of abuse ; Phases and stages of alcoholism: theoretical considerations ; Alcohol and social problems ; Alcohol and medical problems ; Alcohol and sexuality ; Alcohol and the family ; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) ; Treatment and recovery ; Alcohol use among women ; Alcohol use among adolescents ; Alcohol use among college students ; Alcohol use among older adults ; Alcohol use among ethnic minorities -- Controversies. Alcohol-policy perspectives ; Key issues and controversies ; Rates of alcohol consumption worldwide ; Culture and alcohol use -- References and Resources. Screening and assessment instruments.

Subjects

Alcohol -- Physiological effect Alcohol -- Toxicology Alcohol Drinking Alcohol-Related Disorders Alcoholic Intoxication Alcoholism -- Complications Alcool -- Effets physiologiques Alcool -- Toxicologie Alcoolisme -- Complications et séquelles Consommation d'alcool Consommation d'alcool -- Aspect social Cost of Illness Coût de la maladie Drinking of alcoholic beverages Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Soci… Electronic books MEDICAL -- Psychiatry MEDICAL / Pain Medicine PUBLIC POLICY Socioeconomic Factors