PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Naloxone, Insomnia, Clonidine
6 Dec 2016
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The harmful use of alcohol results in 2. 5 million deaths per year. Worldwide, 4% of all deaths are attributable to alcohol and this is greater than the number of deaths attributed to hiv-aids, violence, or tuberculosis. Alcohol consumption is the (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld"s third largest risk factor for disease and disability. Alcohol abuse is a causal factor in 60 types of diseases and injuries and is a contributing factor in. Alcohol is particularly a risk for males and is implicated as the leading cause of death in males aged. North america is a drug culture ex. Historically, the pathological use of substances was represented in two diagnostic categories: substance abuse and substance dependence. The person may also use the substance to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms. There isn"t a clear distinction between substance abuse and substance disorder. The biggest change from dsm 4 is that there"s an overarching category called "addiction and related disorders"; includes gambling disorder.
