Alcohol is a major drug of use and abuse by Americans. An estimated 15 million Americans
are alcohol abusers or are alcohol dependent (Massey et al., 1989). Lifetime prevalence of …

Alcohol is a major drug of use and abuse by Americans. An estimated 15 million Americans
are alcohol abusers or are alcohol dependent (Massey et al., 1989). Lifetime prevalence of …

Studies of alcohol-induced brain damage have clearly indicated that alcohol is neurotoxic.
Alcoholics are at increased risk for brain damage from a variety of causes, including poor …

Alcoholism exacts an enormous social, psychological, medical, and economic price on the
Nation. Alcohol has important effects on virtually all organs of the body, but none are so …

Alcoholism can affect the brain and behavior in a variety of ways, and multiple factors can
influence these effects. A person's susceptibility to alcoholism-related brain damage may be …

The relationship between alcohol use and cognitive impairment has been notoriously
difficult to disentangle. We present what is known about cognitive impairment associated …

Each year in the United States and throughout the world, there are a growing number of
deaths and substantial disability from medical and psychiatric consequences of alcohol …

Publisher Summary This chapter emphasizes that the adverse effects of alcohol on cognitive
functioning are both complex and varied and may generally be divided into two types: the …

Alcohol is the most commonly used recreational psychoactive substance worldwide.
Although moderate drinking can be beneficial to health, excessive use may result in serious …

The characteristics of dementia relating to excessive alcohol use have received increased
research interest in recent times. In this paper, the neuropathology, nosology, epidemiology …