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Alcoholism is an addictive dependency on alcohol characterised by craving (a strong need to drink); loss of control (being unable to stop); physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms; and tolerance (increasing difficulty of becoming drunk). The causes for alcohol abuse and dependence can not be easily explained. It is often seen as a "disease of affluence," being uncommon among indigenous people until they were colonized. Today, alcohol abuse and alcoholism are a major public health problem ... 
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A sedative is a drug that depresses the central nervous system (CNS), which causes calmness, relaxation, reduction of anxiety, sleepiness, slowed breathing, slurred speech, staggering gait, poor judgment, and slow, uncertain reflexes. Sedatives may be referred to as tranquilizers, depressants, anxiolytics, soporifics, sleeping pills, downers, or sedative-hypnotics. At high doses or when they are abused, many of these drugs can cause unconsciousness and death.
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Alcohol Use, Abuse, And Alcoholism as related to Sedatives
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- Alcohol abuse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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- Alcoholism
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Frequent, heavy alcohol use directly harms many areas in the body and produce dangerous ... www.niaaa.nih.gov -- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ...
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MDGuidelines is the most trusted source of disability guidelines, disability durations, and return to work information on alcoholism.
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Effects of alcoholism: Excessive use of alcohol can produce several harmful effects on your brain and nervous system and cause fatigue, short-term memory loss.
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When a person drinks alcohol to a certain excess, this can be termed alcoholism and may need to be treated ... What Is Abuse of Alcohol and Why Treat It? ...
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