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Excessive alcohol consumption creates numerous health and safety risks / Research Society on Alcoholism -- Moderate alcohol consumption provides health benefits / U.C. Berkeley wellness letter -- Underage drinking leads to risky behavior and alcohol abuse / Kelly Dedel -- Lowering the legal drinking age could reduce underage alcohol abuse / Choose Responsibility -- Maintaining the legal drinking age of 21 curbs underage alcohol abuse / Karen Arnold-Burger -- Alcoholism is a brain disease / Katherine Eban and Larking Warren, with others -- Alcoholism is not a disease / Jon Burns -- Alcoholism is a genetic disorder / John Nurnberger as told to Patrick Perry -- Alcoholics Anonymous is an effective treatment program / A.J. Adams -- Alcoholics Anonymous is a flawed treatment program / Cynthia Perkins -- Cognitive therapy can be an effective treatment for alcoholism / Ann M. Manzardo et al. -- Binge drinking is a serious problem for underage drinkers / Emily Listfield -- Drinking alcohol while pregnant harms the baby / March of Dimes -- Alcohol abuse is increasing among military personnel / Robert A. Wascher.

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