Alcohol abuse

Known as: drinking problem, ethanol abuse, drinking problems 
The use of alcoholic beverages to excess, either on individual occasions ("binge drinking") or as a regular practice.
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AOD dependentAcute alcoholic intoxicationAlcohol consumptionAlcohol withdrawal syndrome
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Acute alcohol abuseMarchiafava-Bignami Disease

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Alcohol or Other Drugs useDrug abuseSubstance Use DisordersSubstance abuse problem
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
High self-control predicts good adjustment, less pathology, better grades, and interpersonal success.
What good is self-control? We incorporated a new measure of individual differences in self-control into two large investigations… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students.
OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence among U.S. college students, and to identify characteristics… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Childhood abuse and lifetime psychopathology in a community sample.
OBJECTIVE The authors assessed lifetime psychopathology in a general population sample and compared the rates of five psychiatric… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Age at onset of alcohol use and DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence: a 12-year follow-up.
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between age at drinking onset and the development of DSM-IV… (More)
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Estimating the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome. A summary.
Since the late 1970s, many studies have reported on the prevalence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS), alcohol-related birth defects… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): an effective brief screening test for problem drinking. Ambulatory Care Quality Improvement Project (ACQUIP). Alcohol Use Disorders Identification…
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the 3 alcohol consumption questions from the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) as a brief… (More)
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Review
1990
Review
1990
Alcohol myopia. Its prized and dangerous effects.
This article explains how alcohol makes social responses more extreme, enhances important self-evaluations, and relieves anxiety… (More)
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1988
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1988
Childhood personality predicts alcohol abuse in young adults.
431 children (233 boys, 198 girls) born in Stockholm, Sweden, had a detailed behavioral assessment at 11 years of age, including… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
The drug abuse screening test.
The Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) was designed to provide a brief instrument for clinical screening and treatment evaluation… (More)
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Inheritance of alcohol abuse. Cross-fostering analysis of adopted men.
The inheritance of alcoholism was studied in 862 Swedish men adopted by nonrelatives at an early age. Both the congenital and… (More)
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