Describe the consequences and etiology of alcohol abuse and dependence.

The physical complications ofalcoholuse are numerous. The health risks relate to the pharmacological effects of alcohoL withdrawal, toxicity and deficiency syndromes as a result of chronic abuse and from secondary effects such as domesticviolence and injury resulting from drunk-driving offences. Psychological consequences of alcohol misuse are also severe.

j) Effects on the central nervous system

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