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Alcoholism sourcebook : basic consumer health information about alcohol use, abuse, and addiction, including facts about the physical consequences of alcohol abuse, such as brain changes and problems with cognitive functioning, cirrhosis and other liver diseases, cardiovascular disease, pancreatitis, and alcoholic neuropathy, and the effects of alcohol on reproductive health and fetal development, mental health problems associated with alcohol abuse, and alcohol's impact on families, workplaces, and the community; along with information about underage drinking, alcohol treatment and recovery, a glossary of related terms, and directories of resources for more information.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Health reference series.
- Health reference series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Alcoholism--Popular works.
- Alcoholism.
- Consumer education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xx, 686 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Other Title:
- alcoholsim sourcebook
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit, Michigan : Omnigraphics, [2018]
- Summary:
- Alcoholism Sourcebook, Fifth Edition provides readers with updated information about alcohol use, abuse, and dependence. Physical alcohol-related effects on the brain, heart, liver, pancreas, bones, nerves, lungs, stomach, kidneys, and immune system are described, and mental health issues that often accompany alcohol problems are discussed.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Understanding alcohol use, abuse, and dependence
- pt. 2. The problem of underage drinking
- pt. 3. The physical effects and consequences of alcohol abuse
- pt. 4. The effects of alcohol on reproductive and fetal health
- pt. 5. Mental health problems associated with alcohol abuse
- pt. 6. Alcohol's impact on family, work, and the community
- pt. 7. Treatment and recovery
- pt. 8. Additional help and information.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9781786848628
- 1786848627
- 9780780816251
- 0780816250
- OCLC:
- 1025434913
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