Alcohol: Science, Policy and Public Health [Hardcover]

PrefaceAcknowledgementsContributorsI. Framing the issues1. Historical evolution of alcohol consumption in society,David J. Hanson2. Key studies of alcohol and disease,J?rgen Rehm and Kevin Shield3. Cultural aspects: Representations of alcohol use in visual art,James C. Harris4. Cultural aspects: Illustrations of alcohol use in literature,Anya Taylor5. Cultural aspects: Alcohol use in film,Judy Cornes6. Sociocultural aspects of alcohol consumption,Robin RoomII. Alcohol: chemistry and biology7. Chemistry of alcoholic beverages,Laurence I. Peterson8. Alcohol metabolism and genetic control,Philip J. Brooks and Samir Zakhari9. Implications of the genetics of alcoholism and addictions for public policy,David Goldman10. Pathophysiology of alcohol addiction,Wolfgang H. Sommer11. Opioid pharmacogenetics of alcohol addiction,Wade Berrettini and Karl E. RickelsIII. Patterns of consumption12. Tools for estimating alcohol consumption,Gerhard Gmel, Kevin Shield, and J?rgen Rehm13. A global overview of alcohol consumption patterns,Gerhard Gmel, Florian Labhart, Kevin Shield, Marg Rylett, Dirk Lachenmeier, and J?rgen Rehm14. Impact of extreme drinking on mortality,David Zaridze15. Unrecorded alcohol consumption,Dirk W. Lachenmeier, Gerhard Gmel, and J?rgen RehmIV. Alcohol: gender and age-related issues16. Adolescent and teenage drinking,Ralph W. Hingson and Aaron M. White17. Gender and alcohol: consumption and consequences,Richard W. Wilsnack and Sharon C. Wilsnack18. Alcohol use in the elderly,Jennifer G. Plebani, David W. Oslin, and Adam B. LipsonV. Alcohol, injury, and violence19. Alcohol consumption and injury,Scott Macdonald, Alissa Greer, Jeff Brubacher, Cheryl Cherpitel, Tim StolsL