Gitlow S E
Cancer Res. 1979 Jul;39(7 Pt 2):2836-9.
A pharmacological view of narcotic addiction and alcoholism, or sedative addiction, serves as a basis for the further examination of these complex illnesses. The disease called alcoholism (sedativism) consists, however, of much more than just a chronic or periodic addiction to a sedative drug. The urgent need to understand the psychological and societal parameters of this illness is underscored by the likelihood that alcoholism represents the major factor in the cause of death of young adults ( less than 45 years) in the United States today. Its further role as a carcinogen is only recently achieving adequate examination.
对麻醉品成瘾、酒精成瘾或镇静剂成瘾的药理学观点，为进一步研究这些复杂疾病奠定了基础。然而，酒精成瘾（镇静剂成瘾）这种疾病所包含的内容远不止对镇静药物的慢性或周期性成瘾。当今在美国，酒精成瘾很可能是导致年轻人（45岁以下）死亡的主要因素，这凸显了迫切需要了解该疾病的心理和社会因素。其作为致癌物的进一步作用直到最近才得到充分研究。
