About this item
"Excessive alcohol use causes approximately 88,000 deaths each year, making it the third leading lifestyle-related cause of death in the United States. Alcohol affects every organ in the drinker's body. While moderate alcohol use can have some health benefits for adults, heavy alcohol use and binge drinking can harm the body, disrupt relationships, and lead to risky behaviors, injury, illness, or death. Furthermore, any alcohol use can cause permanent harm to underage drinkers and to the unborn children of pregnant women." "Alcoholism sourcebook, fourth edition provides readers with updated information about alcohol use, abuse, and dependence. Physical alcohol-related effects on the brain, heart, liver, pancreas, bones, nerves, lungs, stomach, kidneys, and immune system are described, and mental health issues that often accompany alcohol problems are discussed. A section on the problem of underage drinking looks at the causes and consequences of drinking among adolescents, and another section discusses the effects of alcohol use on reproductive and fetal health. Facts about alcohol's impact on families, workplaces, and communities are included, and guidance is provided for helping someone with an alcohol problem receive appropriate treatment and recovery services. The book concludes with a glossary of terms related to alcohol use and abuse and directories of resources for support and additional information."--Publisher.
About the Author
Keith Jones was raised in Indiana and attended Indiana University. He moved to San Diego, California to attend California Western School of Law. He currently has a successful solo law practice in San Diego County. In addition to writing, Keith is an avid cyclist and enjoys travel, snorkeling, hiking, and the guitar. His debut novel, Mayan Equinox, won the San Diego Book Awards Association's 13th Annual Mystery/Thriller Category and the Salvo Press 7th Annual Book Award. Keith's sequel, Mayan Key, was released one and one half years later. More info about Keith and the release of The Suspicious Spouse, the first novel in his new H & S Investigation series, is available at www.keithajones.com. E-mail questions and comments to Keith at kjones9001@gmail.com.
