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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Overview – Stats and Facts
2. Pathophysiology and the Causes of Alcoholism
3. Symptoms and Diagnosis
4. Disease Theory of Alcoholism --Alcoholism as Disease
5. Withdrawal Symptoms, Comorbidities
   and Long Term Sequelae
6. Treatment Modalities
7. Social Work and Counseling
8. Case Management
9. Stress and Alcoholism/Work
10. Alcoholism as a Disability

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• 60-70% of all crime involves alcohol and/or other intoxicating drugs.
• Almost 50% of all violent crimes involve alcohol.
• Twenty-four percent of Federal inmates and 49% of State inmates reported that they were under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs at the time of their current offense. 36.3% were under the influence of alcohol alone.
• Federal research also shows that more than 40% of convicted murderers being held in jail or State prison, had alcohol as a factor in their crime.
• Extensive data is available to show the relationship between violent crime and alcohol.
• In the United Kingdom, the British Medical Association, advised the Parliament that alcohol is a factor in:
  • 60-70% of homicides
  • 75% of stabbings
  • 70% of beatings
  • 50% of fights and domestic assaults.
• According to the Seventh Special Report to the U.S Congress on Alcohol and Health, “In both animal and human studies, alcohol more than any other drug, has been linked with a high incidence of violence and aggression.”

National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC)

Economic Costs of Alcohol Abuse in the United States (2000)

	CEU Article #1
	Etiology and Natural History of Alcoholism

Alcoholism

Economic Perspectives in Alcoholism Research

	CEU Article #2
	Medical Encyclopedia: Alcoholism

Jellinek Chart – Addiction and Recover Curve
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Jellinek Chart Modified
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2. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND THE CAUSES OF ALCOHOLISM

The Genetics of Alcoholism - Article #1

The Genetics of Alcoholism - Article #2

Alcoholic Liver Disease: Pathophysiology

• Fatty Change (Wikipedia)
• Alcoholic Hepatitis (Wikipedia)
• Alcoholic Hepatitis (eMedicine)
• Liver fibrosis (no link)
• Cirrhosis (Wikipedia)
• Cirrhosis (NIH)

Alcohol Metabolism: An Update

	CEU Articles #3
	Alcoholic Liver Disease (NIH)

3. SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS

Symptoms

The Progressive Symptoms of Alcoholism

Early Onset Alcoholism – Five Warning Signs

Tools for Assessment

	CEU Articles #4
	Diagnosis and Assessment of Alcohol Use Disorders

Screening for Alcohol Use and Alcohol Related Problems

Screening for Alcohol Problems: What Makes a Test Effective

Biomarkers for Alcohol Use and Abuse – A Summary
"To treat people with alcoholism adequately, clinicians need tools that can properly assess not only the extent of the patients' recent and past drinking activity but also any family history of drinking problems (i.e., genetic predispositions to alcohol abuse and alcoholism) they may have”

The CAGE Questionnaire

4. DISEASE THEORY OF ALCOHOLISM -- ALCOHOLISM AS A DISEASE

	CEU Article #5
	Disease Theory of Alcoholism

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