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CDC - Alcohol and Public Health Home Page - Alcohol

Alcohol: Alcoholism & Genomics

A family history of alcoholism: Are you at risk? From the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

CDC information: Alcohol and public health  

Alcoholism risk factors: The risk of alcoholism is higher for people who have a parent or other close relatives who have problems with alcohol, Mayo Clinic

HuGE Navigator: includes more than 2700 scientific articles on genetic factors associated with alcohol use and adverse health effects, including 63 genomewide association studies. The most commonly studied genes are ALDH2 ADH1B and ADH1C

New findings: Genetic risk prediction and neurobiological understanding of alcoholism. 
D F Leve et al. Translational Psychiatry, May 2014

Potential predictive genetic test for alcoholism, PHG Foundation, May 22

Researchers promise new genetic test for alcoholism for which they found no scientific evidence, by Cecile Janssens, Huffington Post, Blog May 23

Alcohol and Public Health

Excessive alcohol use, including underage drinking and binge drinking (drinking 5 or more drinks on an occasion for men or 4 or more drinks on an occasion for women), can lead to increased risk of health problems such as injuries, violence, liver diseases, and cancer.The CDC Alcohol Program works to strengthen the scientific foundation for preventing excessive alcohol use. Program Overview

Alcohol and Public Health Topics

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Introduction to alcohol, drinking patterns, excessive alcohol use...

Online Tools

Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI), Alcohol Policy Information System (APIS)

Public Health Surveillance

Data, Trends, and Maps, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Publications

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Additional Resources

Other Alcohol-related CDC Programs, Federal Agencies, Professional and Nonprofit Organizations

Fact Sheets

Binge drinking, Underage drinking, Alcohol Use and Health, Preventing Excessive Alcohol Use…

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Public Health Objectives and Guidelines

Healthy People 2020, Chronic Disease Indicators, Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010

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