Alcohol abuse
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Name = Alcohol Abuse |
ICD10 = {{ICD10|F|10||f|10}} |
ICD9 = {{ICD9|305.0}} |
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'''Alcohol abuse''', as described in the [[DSM-IV]], is a psychiatric diagnosis describing the use of [[alcoholic beverage]]s despite negative consequences. It is differentiated from [[alcohol dependence]] by the lack of symptoms such as [[Drug tolerance|tolerance]] and [[withdrawal]]. Alcohol abuse is sometimes referred to by the less specific term [[alcoholism]]. However, many definitions of alcoholism exist, and only some are compatible with alcohol abuse.
There are currently approximately 9 million alcoholics in the United States alone, with comparable numbers in other countries. According to Max Fisher, the author of '''''How I Stopped Drinking''''', there is little if any difference between the terms alcohol abuse, alcoholic, and alcoholism. Or, significant correlations exist between alcohol abuse and other substance abuse disorders.<ref> {{cite journal |author=Hasin D et al |title=Prevalence, Correlates, Disability, and Comorbidity of DSM-IV Alcohol Abuse and Dependence in the United States |journal=Archives of General Psychiatry |volume=64 |issue=7 |year=2007 |pages=830 |doi=10.1001/archpsyc.64.7.830 |pmid=17606817}}</ref>
'''Treatment''' can vary for Alcohol Abuse but there are many programs that exist from prevention to age and gender specific rehab centers.<ref>[http://www.hanleycenter.org/programs/rehab_centers.html Rehab Centers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Many times there are abuse issues associated with alcoholism and group treatment entirely composed of women, for example, can help tend to issues surrounding male abusers. Rehabilitation centers are recommended for detoxification as there can be serious physical effects, including death, if treated improperly.
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