Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. General

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Sexual Disorders in Male Alcoholics

      • M. J. Akhtar

      Pages 3-13

   3. Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid in Chronic Alcoholics

      • E. Heilmann

      Pages 15-18

   4. Porphyria Cutanea Tarda in Chronic Alcoholics

      • E. Heilmann

      Pages 19-22

   5. Physical Complications of Alcohol Excess — Metabolism of Alcohol

      • D. Owens

      Pages 23-34

   6. Is Illegal Drugtaking a Problem?

      • Martin A. Plant

      Pages 35-46

   7. Alcoholism and Drug Dependence — A Multidisciplinary Problem: The Sociologist’s Viewpoint

      • David Robinson

      Pages 47-55

   8. Alcohol and the General Physician

      • Robin Walker

      Pages 57-61

   9. Denial of the Hidden Alcoholic in General Practice

      • Rodney H. Wilkins

      Pages 63-68

3. Aetiology and Epidemiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. The Validity of per Capita Alcohol Consumption as an Indicator of the Prevalence of Alcohol Related Problems: An Evaluation Based on National Statistics and Survey Data

      • A. K. J. Cartwright, S. J. Shaw, T. A. Spratley

      Pages 71-84

   3. On the Need to Reconcile the Aetiologies of Drug Abuse

      • Cindy Fazey

      Pages 85-93

   4. Drinking Patterns of Young People

      • Ann Hawker

      Pages 95-104

   5. Alcoholism and Psychology — Some Recent Trends and Methods

      • G. Lowe

      Pages 105-113

   6. A Psychiatric View of Substance Dependency

      • J. S. Madden

      Pages 115-121

   7. How Important is Alcohol in “Alcoholism”?

      • Ron J. McKechnie

      Pages 123-138

   8. Social Circumstances of Non-Convicted vs Convicted Drug Users

      • Charles E. Reeves

      Pages 139-150

   9. The Pathological and the Subcultural Model of Drug use — A Test of Two Contrasting Explanations

      • Karl-Heinz Reuband

      Pages 151-169

   10. Unemployment and Sickness Absenteeism in Alcoholics

       • E. S. M. Saad

       Pages 171-179

It is for me, as President of the Merseyside Lancashire & Cheshire Council on Alcoholism, a signal privilege to write a brief foreword to these Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. During the week experts, from the world over, in all those disciplines which have a contribution to make to the solution of the problems of alcoholism and drug dependence, surveyed recent advances in our knowledge of the aetiology, epidemiology, early recognition, management, and the social and industrial implications of these twin scourges of the contemporary scene. The discussions were most helpful and enlightening even when a wide spectrum of conflicting views and experiences were revealed. The justification for adding yet another volume to the growing literature in this field is two-fold; first, that those taking part in the conference can study at leisure and in depth the transactions of the conference; and secondly, that those who were unable to attend might benefit from the most recent views of international experts in the diverse facets of one of the major current problems in world health. LORD COHEN OF BIRKENBEAD CH, PRSH, MD, DSc, ScD, LLD, DCL, FRCP, DL, JPo CONTENTS Introduction . . • . . . . . . . . . . . .

• alcohol
• alcoholism
• cognition
• drug
• epidemiology
• etiology
• health
• intervention
• management
• prevention
• psychology
• rehabilitation
• statistics
• women

• Mersey Regional Addiction Unit, Chester, England

  J. S. Madden

• Walton Hospital and Fazakerley Hospital, Liverpool, England

  Robin Walker

• Merseyside Lancashire & Cheshire Council on Alcoholism, Liverpool, England

  W. H. Kenyon

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