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Core Concepts in Health, Brief Cover Image
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.
  1. The nature of alcohol
  2. The effects of alcohol on health depend on the individual, the circumstances, and the amount of alcohol consumed.
  3. Alcohol abuse and dependence
  4. Why people use tobacco
  5. Health hazards of tobacco
  6. The effects of smoking on the nonsmoker
  7. What action can be taken
  8. How a tobacco user can quit








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