RT Book, Section
A1 Pignone, Michael
A1 Salazar, René
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193123947
T1 Prevention of Substance Use Disorder: Alcohol & Illicit Drugs
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193123947
RD 2024/04/18
AB Unhealthy  alcohol  use  is  a  major  public  health  problem  in  the  United  States,  where  approximately  51%  of  adults  18  years  and  older  are  current  regular  drinkers  (at  least  12  drinks  in  the  past  year).  The  2015–2020  US  Dietary  Guidelines  for  Americans  recommends  that  if  alcohol  is  consumed,  it  should  be  consumed  in  moderation—up  to  one  drink  per  day  for  women  and  two  drinks  per  day  for  men—and  only  by  adults  of  legal  drinking  age.  The  spectrum  of  alcohol  use  disorders  includes  alcohol  dependence,  harmful  pattern  use  of  alcohol,  and  entities  such  as  alcohol  intoxication,  alcohol  withdrawal,  and  several  alcohol-induced  mental  disorders.  The  ICD-11  includes  a  new  category:  hazardous  alcohol  use.  Categorized  as  a  risk  factor,  hazardous  alcohol  use  is  a  pattern  of  alcohol  use  that  appreciably  increases  the  risk  of  physical  or  mental  health  harmful  consequences  to  the  user.