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Unhealthy alcohol use

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Unhealthy alcohol use is a mental condition assessed by SI. generated by SI from cited sources · general information, not a diagnosis · consult a health professional

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/alcohol; https://www.mayoclinic.org/search/search-results?q=Unhealthy%20alcohol%20use; Guideline: Bush 1998

What it is

Unhealthy alcohol use is a mental condition assessed by SI.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic

Symptoms

Craving, loss of control, problems at home or work.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic

Causes

Regular heavy drinking.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic

When to seek care

EMERGENCY, go now: confusion, fits or hallucinations when stopping. See a clinician for help cutting down.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic

Diagnosis

AUDIT questionnaire.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic

Care & treatment

Counselling, supervised withdrawal, support groups. No dosing information is given here.

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic

Clinical guideline

Bush 1998

Sources: SI, NLM MedlinePlus, WHO (paraphrased) · Reference · World Health Organization (WHO) · Mayo Clinic

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Text: SI summary in its own words (CC BY 4.0) with NLM MedlinePlus public-domain summary; facts checked against WHO fact sheets (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO, paraphrased with attribution) and Mayo Clinic (linked reference only, no text used); ICD-10 and labels from Wikidata (CC0).

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