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Chapter Twelve: Chapter Twelve: Drinking and Alcoholism

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The Extent of Drinking and The Extent of Drinking and Alcoholism Alcoholism

Alcohol is the most widely used drugAlcohol is the most widely used drug About 7% of the U.S. population is About 7% of the U.S. population is

alcoholicalcoholic About 63% of Americans drink alcoholic About 63% of Americans drink alcoholic

beveragesbeverages Moderate compared to other countriesModerate compared to other countries

Alcohol is more abused than other drugs, Alcohol is more abused than other drugs, and makes up one of U.S.’s leading health and makes up one of U.S.’s leading health problems problems

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Myths about Alcohol UseMyths about Alcohol Use

Alcohol makers sponsor campus events, place Alcohol makers sponsor campus events, place commercials on TV, and create myths about commercials on TV, and create myths about alcohol and its abuse including:alcohol and its abuse including: alcoholics are homeless or skid-row bumsalcoholics are homeless or skid-row bums mixing different kinds of alcoholic drinks can make a mixing different kinds of alcoholic drinks can make a

person drunk fasterperson drunk faster drinking coffee or dousing one's head with cold water drinking coffee or dousing one's head with cold water

can be soberingcan be sobering drinking beer is unlikely to make one an alcoholicdrinking beer is unlikely to make one an alcoholic sex becomes more exciting after several drinkssex becomes more exciting after several drinks

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What Alcohol Does To Its Users What Alcohol Does To Its Users

Alcohol plays a part in many crimesAlcohol plays a part in many crimes Alcohol is a depressant: Use reduces Alcohol is a depressant: Use reduces

mental and bodily functional activitymental and bodily functional activity Alcohol does NOT decrease a drinker's Alcohol does NOT decrease a drinker's

moral competence, even though the public moral competence, even though the public believes it does believes it does

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Figure 12.1 Alcohol and Violent Figure 12.1 Alcohol and Violent Crimes Crimes