Alcoholism

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T he Definition of Alcoholism
 Alcoholism is a disease in which the afflicted individual compulsively drinks [|alcohol]. This intense craving results in the inability to manage control over the urge to drink. The more the individual uses [|alcohol], the stronger the body's physical dependence on it will become. The ensuing tolerance causes the need to drink greater amounts in order to achieve the same effects. Alcoholism is recognized by the //American Medical Association// as a disease. In cases of alcoholism, the person will crave the substance in the same manner as someone starving from food or water. Individuals will typically continue their consumption regardless of the damage it is causing to their health, their relationships or their finances, as the compulsion is uncontrollable. http://www.recoveryconnection.org/addiction/alcoholism.php

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http://www.treatmentsolutionsnetwork.com/blog/index.php/2008/09/alcohol-abuse-and-its-effects-on-the-economy/


 * [|20] There are now fewer than one and a half deaths (including the deaths of bicyclists, motorcyclists, pedestrians, auto drivers, and auto passengers) per one hundred million vehicle miles traveled. [|21] Alcohol-related traffic fatalities have dropped from 60% of all traffic deaths in 1982 down to 39% in 2005 (the most recent year for which such statistics are available). [|22]
 * Alcohol-related traffic fatalities per vehicle miles driven has also dropped dramatically -- from 1.64 deaths per 100 million miles traveled in 1982 down to 0.56 in 2005 (the latest year for which such statistics are available). [|23]
 * The proportion of alcohol-related crash fatalities has fallen 35% since 1982, but the proportion of traffic deaths NOT associated with alcohol have jumped 53% during the same time. We’re winning the battle against alcohol-related traffic fatalities, but losing the fight against traffic deaths that are not alcohol-related.
 * http://www.addictionrecoverytools4u.com/
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 * [|MayoClinic] http://www.campral.com/und_alc.aspx?WT.srch=1&PlacementGUID=F2DF4B78-1420-4724-9052-73778D7AA2D6

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