What is Alcohol abuse?
What is Alcohol abuse?
- Alcohol abuse: Excessive use of alcohol ranging from binge drinking to severe alcoholism.
- Alcohol abuse: A class of compounds where a hydroxyl (OH) group is attached to single bonded hydrocarbons. Alcohols are classified according to the position of the carbon atom with the attached hydroxyl group (i.e. primary alcohols are alcohols with the OH group attached to the primary carbon atom, C1). Uses include solvents, astringents, and anti-infective activity.(NCI)
Source - Diseases Database
- Alcohol abuse: excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Alcohol abuse: Introduction
Types of Alcohol abuse:
Types of Alcohol abuse:
Broader types of Alcohol abuse:
How many people get Alcohol abuse?
Prevalance of Alcohol abuse: estimated 15.1 million people: 15.1 million alcohol-abusing or alcohol-dependent individuals and 4.6 million are women (NWHIC); nearly 14 million Americans (NIAAA)
Prevalance Rate of Alcohol abuse: approx 1 in 18 or 5.55% or 15.1 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Alcohol abuse:
It is estimated that of the 15.1 million alcohol-abusing or
alcohol-dependent individuals in the United States, approximately 4.6
million (nearly one-third) are women. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol Abuse and Treatment: NWHIC)
Who gets Alcohol abuse?
Patient Profile for Alcohol abuse: Usually adults
Gender Profile for Alcohol abuse: Men more than women about 2:1.
Gender Profile for Alcohol abuse: Women also represent 25% of
alcoholism clients in traditional treatment centers in the United States. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol Abuse and Treatment: NWHIC)
Racial Information for Alcohol abuse: Alcohol abuse is also a leading cause of death and hospitalization
among American Indians/Alaska Natives, ages 45-54. Death due to alcoholism
is ten times the rate of U.S. women of other ethnicities. Services for
alcohol-related problems are one of the greatest unmet health care needs
for American Indian/Alaska Native Women. (Source: excerpt from Minority: NWHIC)
How serious is Alcohol abuse?
Complications of Alcohol abuse:
see complications of Alcohol abuse
Deaths for Alcohol abuse: 19,171 persons died of alcohol-induced causes in 1999 USA (NVSR Sep 2001)
What causes Alcohol abuse?
Causes of Alcohol abuse: see causes of Alcohol abuse
Risk factors for Alcohol abuse:
see
risk factors for Alcohol abuse
What are the symptoms of Alcohol abuse?
Symptoms of Alcohol abuse:
see symptoms of Alcohol abuse
Complications of Alcohol abuse:
see complications of Alcohol abuse
Can anyone else get Alcohol abuse?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Alcohol abuse
Alcohol abuse: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Alcohol abuse.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Alcohol abuse.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Alcohol abuse:
see treatments for Alcohol abuse
Prevention of Alcohol abuse:
see prevention of Alcohol abuse
Research for Alcohol abuse:
see research for Alcohol abuse
Society issues for Alcohol abuse
Cost statistics for Alcohol abuse:
The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Alcohol abuse:
- Estimated $52,123,000 spent in public hospitals on alcohol or drug use and disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Estimated $17,172,000 spent in public hospitals on alcohol and drug use and disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Hospitalization statistics for Alcohol abuse:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Alcohol abuse:
- Alcohol related mental and behavioural disorders resulted in 13,864 hospitalisations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Alcohol related mental and behavioural disorders accounted for 82,708 patient days in hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW Hospital Morbidity Database 2001-02, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 0.26% (33,701) of hospital consultant episodes were for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 86% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 69% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 31% of hospital consultant episodes for mental and behavioural disorders due to alcohol use were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Name and Aliases of Alcohol abuse
Main name of condition: Alcohol abuse
Other names or spellings for Alcohol abuse:
Alcoholic abuse, Alcoholism abuse
Source - WordNet 2.1
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