Word: alcoholism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Think of any problem on a college campus--a date rape, a racial incident or a brawl. Most of the time, this will be [related to] drinking," Wechsler says. "This is not strictly cause and effect. We cannot conclude that alcohol causes these problems. It could be that the same type of person who drinks gets into this type of trouble," Wechsler says. "But it certainly contributes...
Robert A. Matano, the director of the Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center at Stanford University says that the problem with excessive college drinking is two-fold...
...first and most obvious set of difficulties arises as an immediate result of alcohol abuse. These short-term problems include conflicts in social relationships at home or at school, poor performance in the classroom, alcohol-related injuries and legal or disciplinary trouble resulting from acts committed under the influence...
...prominent set of difficulties may not become visible for another 10 to 20 years after college. Excessive drinking may continue after the college years and result in serious health or social problems. "Patterns that are not really problematic now may become problematic later because of the constant use of alcohol," Matano says...
...quantity of alcohol that an individual consumes can also be a sign that a dangerous drinking pattern is taking shape, Valle says. "You certainly want to consider quantity," she says, because high tolerance is a natural symptom of alcoholism. Valle says, however, that a person who gets "out of control" once or twice is not necessarily an alcoholic...