Alcoholism
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...consume alcohol during pregnancy are at risk of delivering children with fetal alcohol syndrome , a syndrome of physical, developmental...Most studies focus on the effect of alcohol on cellular communication. These have found that different regions of the brain differ...and a high proportion of crimes of violence (e.g., child abuse, homicide, and suicide) are committed by people...