'Hazardous drinking' may be a new 'check stop' on the way to alcohol dependence
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 16:42
in Health & Medicine
Current diagnostic guides divide alcohol-use disorders into two categories: alcohol abuse/harmful use and alcohol dependence. Some researchers and clinicians believe this is insufficient, that there should be a third, preceding diagnosis known as "hazardous drinking," defined as drinking more than guidelines recommend. A Finnish study has found that hazardous drinking is quite common.
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