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- Negative moods, feelings of depression, and anxiety disorders may influence alcohol use.
- People who are not alcoholic sometimes do not understand why an alcoholic can't just "use a little willpower" to stop drinking. However, alcoholism has little to do with willpower.
- Dependency is the most serious condition since the person needs higher quantities of alcohol to achieve intoxication. Also, if alcohol is reduced or stopped, a dependent alcoholic will experience withdrawal symptoms.
- Recent studies have found that alcohol use also increases a person�''s risk of a severe form of acute lung injury called acute respiratory distress syndrome. Scientists estimate that in the United States, tens of thousands of deaths occur each year from alcohol-related lung injury.
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