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1024936
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b779306
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Benton, Sarah Allen,1976-
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| Title & Author
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Understanding the high-functioning alcoholic : : professional views and personal insights /\ Sarah Allen Benton.
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| Publication Statement
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Westport, CT :: Praeger,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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The Praeger series on contemporary health and living
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1 online resource (xiv, 205 pages)
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| ISBN
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031335281X
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: 9780313352812
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0313352801
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9780313352805
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-199) and index.
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| Contents
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Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Active Alcoholism; Part II. Recovery; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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Who is the typical alcoholic among the 12.5 million living in the United States now? Many, if not most of us when asked that question, would envision a skid row bum or someone at least out of work or with little education locked into a low-skill, low-paying job. But that is not accurate, according to the results of a national study released in June, 2007 by the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The NIAAA determined that alcoholics in the United States really fall into five subtypes, including nearly 20 percent who are highly functional alcoholics, well-educated with good inc.
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Alcohol-- Physiological effect.
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Alcoholics.
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Alcoholism.
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Alcohol-- Physiological effect.
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Alcoholics.
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Alcoholism.
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HEALTH FITNESS-- Diseases-- Nervous System (incl. Brain)
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MEDICAL-- Neurology.
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Alcoholism-- therapy.
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Alcoholism-- psychology.
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| Dewey Classification
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616.86/1
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| LC Classification
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RC565.B463 2009eb
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2009 E-624
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WM 274B478u 2009
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