| Core Concepts in Health Brief, 9/e Paul M. Insel,
Stanford University, School of Medicine Walton T. Roth,
Stanford University, School of Medicine
Alcohol and Tobacco
Chapter Outline
This chapter covers the use and abuse of alcohol; alcohol's effects on the human body and on society; the hazards of tobacco use; and trends in tobacco use.
- The nature of alcohol
- The effects of alcohol on health depend on the individual, the circumstances, and the amount of alcohol consumed.
- Alcohol abuse and dependence
- Why people use tobacco
- Health hazards of tobacco
- The effects of smoking on the nonsmoker
- What action can be taken
- How a tobacco user can quit
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