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Peer reviewedKotrla, Kim – Health & Social Work, 2005
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (2001), 14 million U.S. adults abuse alcohol and several million more are at risk of developing alcohol problems because of their drinking behaviors. Heavy drinking increases the risk of serious health problems, with the economic cost of problem drinking estimated to be…
Descriptors: Social Work, Alcoholism, Intervention, Alcohol Abuse
Peer reviewedHawkins, Catherine A.; Hawkins, Raymond C., II – Journal of Social Work Education, 1996
A 1991 study of 136 graduate social work students determined students' status as adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) by self-report and standardized screening test scores, and evaluated mental health functioning with four standardized measures. Results found that 47% of the social work students were ACAs, and not all (or only) ACAs were vulnerable…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, At Risk Persons, Family Characteristics
