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In modern society, the amount of alcohol consumed has become one of the resources used to reduce psychic stress arising from the complexity of social circumstances. It has increased in proportion to the amount of alcohol produced. As a consequence, the incidence of alcoholism has increased (Ewing & Rouse, 1978; Hayman, 1965).
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Kuriyama, K., Ida, S., Ohkuma, S. (1984). Alcohol Control Policy in Japan. In: Miller, P.M., Nirenberg, T.D. (eds) Prevention of Alcohol Abuse. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2657-1_9
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