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 …

This is the first surgeon general's report to focus on substance misuse, substance use
disorders, and related harms, and it places substance abuse disorders in a public health …

Context Although estimates of the amount and proportion of alcohol consumed by underage
and adult drinkers have been reported, more accurate estimates are possible and the …

Methods Subjects were 25 279 men aged 40 to 64 years who were residents of 14
municipalities in Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan. 2 During June through August 1990 …

As this report so amply documents, the price of alcohol abuse to the American people is
appallingly high. And that price is paid by all of us. The cost to our economy has been …

The economic effects of alcohol abuse are as damaging to the nation as the health effects,
affecting the family, the community, and persons of all ages. Underaged drinking is …

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 …

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 …

America has many social ills: crime and violence, poverty, teen pregnancy, domestic
violence and child abuse, high health care costs, the spread of AIDS and other sexually …