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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

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Excessive drinking cost the US $223.5 billion in 2006.
Find out how much excessive alcohol use cost in your state. 

Vital Signs Alcohol Screening and Brief CounselingOnly 1 in 6 adults reports a health provider has ever talked to them about alcohol use.

The Alcohol-Related Disease Impact (ARDI)application generates estimates of alcohol-related deaths and Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) due to alcohol consumption.

Excessive Alcohol Use Prevention Status Reports:How does your state rate?