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In the 1910s and 1920s, the effects of alcohol misuse and chronic drunkenness boosted membership of the temperance movement and led to the prohibition of alcohol in many countries in North America and the Nordic countries, nationwide bans on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages that generally remained in ...
The organization's name is often ascribed to Janet G. Woititz (c. 1939 – June 7, 1994), an American psychologist and researcher best known for her writings and lectures on the adult children of alcoholic parents, and author of the 1983 book Adult Children of Alcoholics.
Though AA usually avoids the term disease [citation needed], 1973 conference-approved literature said "we had the disease of alcoholism", [137] while Living Sober, published in 1975, contains several references to alcoholism as a disease, [138]: 23, 32, 40 including a chapter urging the reader to "Remember that alcoholism is an incurable ...
At the beginning of 2025, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy called for adding warning labels on all alcoholic beverages, similar to those on tobacco products. Murthy stated that alcohol ...
Abstaining from alcohol for a month is only one part of addressing negative effects from longer-term alcohol consumption. People who drink excessive amounts of alcohol are at higher risk of death ...
“I say that we both ended up winning because it changed my perspective entirely about how alcohol is affecting my brain, my body, my mood, my life, and my career,” she says.
An alcoholic will continue to drink despite serious family, health, or legal problems. Like many other diseases, alcoholism is chronic, meaning that it lasts a person's lifetime; it usually follows a predictable course; and it has symptoms. The risk for developing alcoholism is influenced both by a person's genes and by his or her lifestyle." [62]
"The natural history of alcoholism". America 148 (June 11, 1983) pp462(2). Saunders, David N. (1984). The Natural History of Alcoholism: Causes, Patterns, and Paths to Recovery (book review). Social Work Jul/Aug 84, 29 Issue 4, p406-407. Teachout, Terry. (1984) The natural history of alcoholism; causes, patterns, and paths to recovery (book ...