The Consequences of Alcoholism: Medical Neuropsychiatric Economic Cross-Cltural (Recent Developments in Alcoholism)

Overview....Pages 3-6
Metabolism of Ethanol and Some Associated Adverse Effects on the Liver and the Stomach....Pages 7-40
Alcohol and the Pancreas....Pages 41-65
Alcohol and Cancer....Pages 67-95
Alcohol and Lipids....Pages 97-134
Cardiovascular Effects of Alcohol....Pages 135-166
Overview....Pages 169-175
Mechanisms of Alcohol Craving and Their Clinical Implications....Pages 177-195
A Review of the Effects of Moderate Alcohol Intake on Psychiatric and Sleep Disorders....Pages 197-226
Executive Cognitive Functioning in Alcohol Use Disorders....Pages 227-251
Brain Imaging Functional Consequences of Ethanol in the Central Nervous System....Pages 253-284
Complications of Severe Mental Illness Related to Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders....Pages 285-299
Overview....Pages 303-305
Economic Costs of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism....Pages 307-330
The Effects of Price on the Consequences of Alcohol Use and Abuse....Pages 331-346
Drinking, Problem Drinking, and Productivity....Pages 347-359
The Cost Offsets of Alcoholism Treatment....Pages 361-374
Overview Alfonso Paredes....Pages 377-381
Experience with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Mexico....Pages 383-396
Problems Associated with Hazardous and Harmful Alcohol Consumption in Mexico....Pages 397-413
Sanctification of “the Accursed” Drinking Habits of the French Existentialists in the 1940s (A Case Study)....Pages 415-436
Cocaine Metabolism in Humans after Use of Alcohol Clinical and Research Implications....Pages 437-455
Interrelationship between Alcohol Intake, Hepatitis C, Liver Cirrhosis, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma....Pages 457-469