Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Drugs and drug abuse
- 2 Socially acceptable drugs
- 3 Misuse of prescribed and related drugs
- 4 Hallucinogenic drugs
- 5 Opiates and other narcotics
- 6 The biology of alcohol
- 7 The problems of alcohol use
- 8 Prevention and control of alcohol problems
- 9 Help for problem drinkers
- 10 Mental health and mental illness
- 11 Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
- 12 Other mental illnesses
- Further reading
- Index
6 - The biology of alcohol
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Drugs and drug abuse
- 2 Socially acceptable drugs
- 3 Misuse of prescribed and related drugs
- 4 Hallucinogenic drugs
- 5 Opiates and other narcotics
- 6 The biology of alcohol
- 7 The problems of alcohol use
- 8 Prevention and control of alcohol problems
- 9 Help for problem drinkers
- 10 Mental health and mental illness
- 11 Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
- 12 Other mental illnesses
- Further reading
- Index
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- Drugs, Alcohol and Mental Health , pp. 46 - 56Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993