Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research
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Alcohol. Clin. Exp. Res. · Jan 2000
Alcohol consumption, alcohol dependence, and all-cause mortality.
This study examined the effects of alcohol consumption and DSM-IV alcohol dependence on the risk of mortality. ⋯ Because alcohol dependence nullifies the protective effect of light and moderate drinking, it is important to understand its role as an independent risk factor for mortality. Differences between dependent and nondependent drinkers who drank comparable amounts suggest that this risk may result from longer and heavier drinking histories before baseline, more severe health problems at baseline, more heavy episodic drinking, and, possibly, differences in beverage preference.