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  • Alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence," is a serious medical situation that includes four symptoms: Craving: A strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Loss of control: The inability to limit one's drinking on any given occasion. Physical dependence: Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, occur when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance: The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol in order to "get high."
  • Adolescents consume alcohol less frequently than adults, but when they do drink, they drink more heavily than adults.
  • The total number of alcohol ads on network, local and cable television increased to 289,381 in 2002, a 39% hike from 2001.
  • Daily binge drinking has been found to reduce survival rates of patients with HIV by 6.4 years, a 40-percent decrease in life expectancy.

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