title: [Spectrum of hazardous alcohol use].
abstract: We speak of hazardous drinking if the drinker runs the risk of developing drinking-related problems, while the diagnosis of alcohol abuse or alcohol dependency cannot yet be made based on formal criteria. Drinking involves a significant risk if it exceeds a certain quantity and frequency (even if the exact threshold values or their calculation methods are still debated); if it is associated with hazardous situations (sports, driving) and states (pregnancy, various cardiovascular diseases); if there is a high level of aggressivity in the drinker's personality traits and behaviour; if the drinker is a growing child or adolescent, a woman or an elderly person; if the "executive functioning" of the drinker is weak; if the external and internal stimuli related to drinking are conditioned to the effect of alcohol, and the drinker subsequently consumes the same quantity in an unaccustomed environment.
authors.affiliation: Addiktologiai Kutato Intezet, Budapest, Hungary. gerevichj@axelero.hu
authors.forename: Jázsef
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gerevich
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vandlik
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000375:Aging; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020751:Alcohol-Induced Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D003214:Conditioning, Classical; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013177:Sports; D014171:Transients and Migrants / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States