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  • Alcohol dependence seemingly tends to runs in families; it appears that this suggests a genetic cause; however, many things run in families that are not genetic (for example, speaking Spanish).
  • Alcohol oxidizes when it gets into the human system; this process occurs at the rate of an ounce in two or three hours. For 100-proof whisky, which is up to fifty per cent alcohol, this would mean that 8 ounces of whisky would be gone from the body in less than 12 hours; most of the alcohol would be breathed away, but some of it would be lost through sweat or urine.
  • Alcohol consumption by college students is linked to 500,000 injuries each year.
  • According to a study that was conducted by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), increasing the difficulty in obtaining alcohol has been determined to reduce alcohol abuse but not in cases of long term alcoholism.

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