Alcohol abuse

Alcohol abuse: Introduction

Alcohol abuse: Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease. Alcoholism is a chronic, often progressive disease with symptoms that include ... more about Alcohol abuse.

Alcohol abuse: Excessive use of alcohol ranging from binge drinking to severe alcoholism. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Alcohol abuse is available below.

Symptoms of Alcohol abuse

• Symptoms of alcohol intoxication include:
  • Drunkenness
  • Drowsiness
  • Behavioral changes
  • Poor judgement
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 15 symptoms of Alcohol abuse

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Alcohol abuse:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
  • Adult ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Tests
• Home Drug Tests
  • Home Marijuana Tests
  • Home Cocaine Tests
  • Home Alcohol Tests
  • Hair Drug Screening Tests
  • Methamphetamine Tests
  • Opiate Drug Tests
  • Benzodiazepine Drug Tests
  • Multiple Drug Screening Kits
• Smoking-Related Disorders: Home Testing:
  • Nicotine Home Tests
  • Home Lung Function Tests
  • Asthma-Related Home Testing
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
  • ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Test Kits
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Alcohol abuse: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Alcohol abuse:

• Hangover
• Alcohol poisoning
• Complications of alcohol due to changed behaviors:
  • Accidents
  • Falls
  • Injuries
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Alcohol abuse

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Alcohol abuse?

• Misdiagnosis of Alcohol abuse
• Failure to diagnose Alcohol abuse
• Hidden causes of Alcohol abuse (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Alcohol abuse

Alcohol abuse: Self Assessment Tools

• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Depression -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Mental Health -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Alcohol abuse: Medical Mistakes

• Concentration -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD (Adults) -- Health Mistakes
• Depression -- Health Mistakes
• Bipolar -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Alcohol abuse: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Alcohol abuse

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was initially...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the condition has usually been overlooked...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe medical depression to be overlooked. See ...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety...read more »

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Alcohol abuse: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Addiction Health Specialists:
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry
• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• Teen Health Specialists:
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Alcohol abuse

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Alcohol abuse:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Alcohol abuse, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Alcohol abuse: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Alcohol abuse

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More information about causes of Alcohol abuse:

• Alcohol abuse as a complication caused by other conditions
• Alcohol abuse as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Alcohol abuse

Latest Treatments for Alcohol abuse

• CBT
• Acamprosate
• more treatments...»

Read more about the latest treatments for Alcohol abuse

News Archives for Alcohol abuse

Medical news articles related to Alcohol abuse include:

• Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk
• Sensitivity to Alcohol May Predict Alcoholism
• Benzyl Alcohol Lotion Approved for Head Lice
• Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer
• 'Good Feelings' From Alcohol Only Come With Fewer Drinks
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Alcohol abuse

Medical research articles related to Alcohol abuse include:

• Alcohol-use disorders.
• Immediate listing for liver transplantation versus standard care for Child-Pugh stage B alcoholic cirrhosis: a randomized trial.
• How useful is carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) as a marker for alcohol abuse? what are its limitations?
• For a woman who is using clomipramine for obsessive compulsive disorder who also suffers from alcoholism can she safely choose the etogestrel-only implant or the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for contraception?
• How long is it necessary to prescribe b vitamins and thiamine for a alcoholic who has detoxed and now remains abstinent and is taking a normal diet?
• more research...»

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Videos for Alcohol abuse

Patient Surveys for Alcohol abuse

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Prognosis for Alcohol abuse

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Reseach about Alcohol abuse

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Statistics for Alcohol abuse

• Medical statistics for Alcohol abuse
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Alcohol abuse
• Death and Mortality statistics for Alcohol abuse
• Society statistics for Alcohol abuse

Alcohol abuse: Broader Related Topics

• Chemical addiction
• Behavioral disorders
• Adolescent conditions
• Youth risk behavior
• Psychological disorders
• more types...»

Types of Alcohol abuse

Types of Alcohol abuse

• Binge drinking
• Alcohol dependency
• Alcoholism
• more types...»

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Stories from Users Related to Alcohol abuse

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Article Excerpts about Alcohol abuse

Alcohol Abuse and Treatment: NWHIC (Excerpt)

Alcoholism, also known as alcohol dependence, is a disease. Alcoholism is a chronic, often progressive disease with symptoms that include a strong need to drink despite negative consequences, such as serious job, relationships, or health problems. Like many other diseases, it has a generally predictable course, has recognized symptoms, and is influenced by both genetic and environmental factors that are being increasingly well defined. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol Abuse and Treatment: NWHIC)

Alcohol What You Don't Know Can Harm You: NIAAA (Excerpt)

If you are like many Americans, you may drink alcohol occasionally. Or, like others, you may drink moderate amounts of alcohol on a more regular basis. If you are a woman or someone over the age of 65, this means that you have no more than one drink per day; if you are a man, this means that you have no more than two drinks per day. Drinking at these levels usually is not associated with health risks and can help to prevent certain forms of heart disease. (Source: excerpt from Alcohol What You Don't Know Can Harm You: NIAAA)

Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA (Excerpt)

Alcohol abuse differs from alcoholism in that it does not include an extremely strong craving for alcohol, loss of control over drinking, or physical dependence. Alcohol abuse is defined as a pattern of drinking that results in one or more of the following situations within a 12-month period (Source: excerpt from Alcoholism Getting the Facts: NIAAA)

Definitions of 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)

Excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks - (Source - WordNet 2.1)