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2. Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder - Wikipedia

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   Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders encompass a range of physical and neurodevelopmental problems which can result from prenatal alcohol exposure. Diagnosis is based on the signs and symptoms in the person and evidence of alcohol use. [ 1 ] These diagnoses of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are currently recognized:

3. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption - Wikipedia

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   The short-term effects of alcohol consumption range from a decrease in anxiety and motor skills and euphoria at lower doses to intoxication (drunkenness), to stupor, unconsciousness, anterograde amnesia (memory "blackouts"), and central nervous system depression at higher doses. Cell membranes are highly permeable to alcohol, so once it is in ...

4. Alcohol tolerance - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol tolerance is increased by regular drinking. [1] This reduced sensitivity to the physical effects of alcohol consumption requires that higher quantities of alcohol be consumed in order to achieve the same effects as before tolerance was established. Alcohol tolerance may lead to (or be a sign of) alcohol dependence. [1]

5. 5 common alcohol myths debunked: Experts unpack the truth ...

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   Katherine Keyes, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, adds: “We know from decades of research that alcohol consumption is a sleep disruptor, and that ...

6. Alcoholism - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol use is a major contributing factor for head injuries, motor vehicle injuries (27%), interpersonal violence (18%), suicides (18%), and epilepsy (13%). [197] Beyond the financial costs that alcohol consumption imposes, there are also significant social costs to both the alcoholic and their family and friends. [66]

7. Why Does Alcohol Make Me Bloated?

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   Here are some signs that it may be time to reevaluate your relationship to drinking and/or seek help for alcohol use disorder: You have had times when you drink more or for longer than you intended.

8. Marchiafava–Bignami disease - Wikipedia

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   Marchiafava–Bignami disease is a progressive neurological disease of alcohol use disorder, characterized by corpus callosum demyelination and necrosis and subsequent atrophy. The disease was first described in 1903 by the Italian pathologists Amico Bignami and Ettore Marchiafava in an Italian Chianti drinker. [1][2] In this autopsy ...

9. Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Wikipedia

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   The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is a ten-item questionnaire approved by the World Health Organization to screen patients for hazardous (risky) and harmful alcohol consumption. It was developed from a WHO multi-country collaborative study, [1][2][3] the items being selected for the AUDIT being the best performing of ...