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Alcoholism is an addictive dependency on alcohol characterised by craving (a strong need to drink); loss of control (being unable to stop); physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms; and tolerance (increasing difficulty of becoming drunk). The causes for alcohol abuse and dependence can not be easily explained. It is often seen as a "disease of affluence," being uncommon among indigenous people until they were colonized. Today, alcohol abuse and alcoholism are a major public health problem ...
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is an umbrella term used to describe fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and the less noticeable, but sometimes equally serious, fetal alcohol effects (FAE). FAS and FAE are permanent, and often devastating, birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.
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Alcohol Use, Abuse, And Alcoholism as related to Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Alcoholism - Wikipedia
... psychiatry and psychology) defines alcohol abuse as repeated use despite ... Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Guidelines for Referral and Diagnosis. ...
- Fetal Alcohol Exposure and the Brain - Alcohol Alert No. 50
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism No. 50 December 2000 ... Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: Diagnosis, Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment. ...
- Fetal alcohol syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... of possible links between maternal alcohol use and fetal damage was made in 1899 ... National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. ...
- fetal alcohol syndrome: Definition from Answers.com
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. ... (SEE ALSO: Alcohol Use and Abuse; Congenital Anomalies; Maternal and Child Health; ...
- Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Causes, Symptoms, Signs and Disease ...
For most adults, moderate alcohol use—up to two drinks per day for men and one ... Babies most severely affected have what is called Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) ...
- Alcoholism
The most serious is fetal alcohol syndrome, which may lead to mental retardation ... National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recommends that women have ...
- Alcoholism
Alcoholism, alcohol dependence, and alcohol abuse are associated ... of Alcohol Use and ... fetal alcohol syndrome, a condition that can cause mental and ...
- alcoholism: Definition from Answers.com
... feature of alcohol abuse is the maladaptive use of alcohol with recurrent and ... burns, drowning, suicide attempts, and fetal alcohol syndrome is more than 58 ...
- MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Alcoholism
The most serious is fetal alcohol syndrome, which may lead to mental retardation ... National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recommends that women have ...
- eMedicine - Alcoholism : Article by Warren Thompson
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a leading cause of mental retardation. ... Peterson K. Biomarkers for alcohol use and abuse. Alcohol Research & Health. 2004/2005;28. ...
- Alcohol Chemistry and You
Thus, the term, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) was coined (Jones and Smith, 1973) ... the law, incarceration, alcohol and drug abuse, and sexual misconduct or ...
- HEALTH - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Research
... Health, The Journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, ... Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA, were screened for their alcohol use ...
- Alcoholism
www.niaaa.nih.gov National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. www.nofas.org National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ...
- Alcohol & Substance Abuse Information
Alcohol and substance abuse informatin on treatment of alcoholism, drug addiction, and illegal drug use. ... Alcohol & Marijuana. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: The ...
- Estimating the Prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Summary
... health, and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use using ... Alcohol and Alcoholism 33( 3) : 195 201, 1998 a . ABEL, E. L. Fetal Alcohol Abuse Syndrome. ...
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
... (prenatal or postnatal), and from the mother's alcohol use during pregnancy. ... and important information about alcohol abuse, alcoholism, drug abuse, and ...
- NIH - The NIH Almanac - NIAAA
NIH Almanac data on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ... disorders (e.g., fetal alcohol syndrome, liver disease, cardiomyopathy, and ...
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - Definition, Description, Causes and symptoms ...
... based on the history of maternal alcohol use and detailed physical examination ... National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. ...
- NIH: About: NIH Almanac: Organization: National Institute on Alcohol ...
NIH Almanac data on the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ... disorders such as liver cirrhosis, pancreatitis, and fetal alcohol syndrome. ...
- Understanding Alcohol—Glossary
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS): A pattern of mental and physical birth ... In the context of alcohol abuse and alcoholism, relapse means to start drinking ...

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