In this chapter, we describe alcohol intoxication and how it has been understood by
researchers, policymakers and the lay public. We focus on alcohol and intoxication in …

This paper addresses a shortcoming in the existing anthropological and related social
science literature on alcohol use and abuse, namely the general inattention to global …

Alcohol intoxication is unwelcome to a majority in modern societies, though tolerated in
specific circumstances. Societal responses have generally sought to minimise harm and …

With the World Health Organization estimating that nearly four percent of global deaths are
due to alcohol, alcohol misuse can be an extremely damaging social problem, and one that …

Young adults' alcohol consumption–especially their excessive consumption–has been
publicly debated and researched to a great extent in the past decades. Existing research …

Alcoholic beverages have been a part of social life for millennia, yet societies have always
found it difficult to understand or restrain their use. A central theme of this book is that to …

Purpose–In history, alcohol has most commonly been constructed as a problem that affects
individuals, not others. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of historical and …

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and Sociological Aspects of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Page 3 •Opiate Receptors …

Guided by a sociology‐of‐gender framework, we provide an overview and critique of recent
academic debates on substance‐use, particularly alcohol‐use. We note that substance use …

This book maps changing patterns of drinking. Emphasis is laid on the connected histories
of different regions and populations across the globe regarding consumption patterns …