NEU 365W Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Beer Street And Gin Lane, Global Challenge, Alcohol Dependence
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02/06 - neurobiology of addiction - chapter 5: alcohol (dr. harris) Alcohol - prominent (fermentation arose with civilization) Egyptian - beer & wine production (1400 b. c) Inebriated revelers - painting from khety"s tomb (2100 b. c. ) Drinking water was probably riskier than drinking in excess. Gin - cheap strong alcohol lots of alcohol related problems. Beer companies exploited this and did poor propaganda. Access to strong alcohol at low prices leads to problems. Prevalence (15-54 year olds) of nonmedical use & dependence. Alcohol - lower than tobacco and opiates. Prevalence of dependence - in a population as whole. Dependence among users - of those who start using. Moderate addiction liability high percentage of population is affected. Economic and social impact is large (access is large - percentage using is large) Childhood underweight, unsafe sex, water, sanitation, hygeine, etc. Middle & higher income - with increasing ses more drug issues (alcohol, tobacco, etc. ) and obesity. Alcohol dependence most common in young adults.
