Power Point Slides Alcohol - Meagher Lab
Power Point Slides Alcohol - Meagher Lab
Power Point Slides Alcohol - Meagher Lab
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EPIDEMIOLOGY<br />
! Stats:<br />
! 1 out of 10 is a problem drinker/alcoholic<br />
! 90% of HS seniors have tried it, but a small number do most of<br />
the drinking. 1/10th drinks 1/2 of the alcohol consumed<br />
! other estimates suggest problem drinkers = 9 million, alcoholics<br />
= 9 million; 3:1 male:female ratio<br />
! Ethnicity/SES<br />
! higher rates =native Americans, Europeans, Irish, lower rates<br />
among southern Europeans, Jewish. Lower rates among Latino<br />
and African Americans. More prevalent in middle class.<br />
! Gender<br />
! women tend to develop drinking problems later, but progress<br />
more rapidly, usually with mood disorders in women and<br />
antisocial PD in men.
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