Risky Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder Unhealthy alcohol use encompasses a range
of alcohol use from risky drinking to alcohol use disorder. Risky alcohol use is drinking that …

THE DEVASTATING and often hidden effects of alcohol abuse and alcoholism in our society
have recently been documented in testimony before the Congress. 1, 2 It is estimated that in …

What Is Unhealthy Alcohol Use? Unhealthy alcohol use means drinking more than the
recommended amount of alcohol. This includes exceeding daily or weekly recommended …

Abuse of alcohol is a major cause of preventable deaths associated with violence and motor
vehicle crashes. Excessive alcohol intake strains personal relationships and may affect …

Only 3 such formulations exist, and 1, disulfiram, dates to the Prohibition era. Known
commercially as Antabuse and introduced in 1923, it makes people memorably ill if they …

To the Editor: In their article on binge drinking among US adults Dr Naimi and colleagues1
defined binge drinking as “the consumption of 5 or more alcoholic beverages on one …

Alcohol is used by more people in the United States than tobacco, electronic nicotine
delivery systems, or illicit drugs. Several health conditions, including cancer, cardiovascular …

ABUSE OF ALCOHOL AND OTHER SUBSTANCES CON-tinues to be one of the most
serious public health problems in the United States. The use of alcohol and illicit drugs …

Worldwide, alcohol use accounts for approximately 2.5 million deaths annually1 and in the
United States is estimated to account for economic costs exceeding $200 billion per year. 2 …

Alcohol is the most commonly used and misused substance in the United States (US)(Table
1). 1 More than 50% of the US population report past month alcohol use and more than 85 …