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Alcohol Use and Abuse

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Emergency Psychiatry

Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Psychiatry ((CIPS))

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Alcohol is the most widely used mood-altering agent in America. One need only walk down a city street or peruse a popular magazine to gain an idea of how important alcohol is in our society. It is both a social lubricant and a pharmacological tool for tension relief. Unfortunately, in more than 10% of all Americans who drink, alcohol will eventually be abused, adversely affecting the health, family life, or legal status of these individuals.

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  1. Northeast Kingdom Mental Health Services, St. Johnsbury, Vermont, 05819, USA

    W. R. Cote R.N.C., C.A.C. & F. D. Lisnow M.Ed., C.A.C.

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  1. Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Ellen L. Bassuk M.D. (Associate Professor of Psychiatry) (Associate Professor of Psychiatry)

  2. Learning Therapies, Inc., Newton, 02163, Massachusetts, USA

    Ann W. Birk Ph.D.

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Cote, W.R., Lisnow, F.D. (1984). Alcohol Use and Abuse. In: Bassuk, E.L., Birk, A.W. (eds) Emergency Psychiatry. Critical Issues in Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4751-4_8

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