Article(electronic)#1January 1958
Alcoholism: Nature and Extent of the Problem
In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Volume 315, Issue 1, p. 1-11
ISSN: 1552-3349
Alcoholism is a behavioral disorder causing some physical, social, or economic disability in over 4 million adults in the United States. Its exact etiology is not established; it may be related to constitutional, psychological, sociologic, and pharmacological factors.