Alcohol - Kirsten Lamb

Alcohol has both positive and harmful effects on both individuals and society. This book gives information to help readers understand the different effects of alcohol. Its central chapters focus on teenagers and alcohol. Then it looks at the health and social problems that alcohol can cause, and at the treatment and help available for people whose lives are affected.

Dr Kirsten Lamb did her medical training at Cambridge University and the Royal London Hospital. She was a general practitioner in northwest England, northeast Scotland and the Netherlands before settling in a general practice in southeast England.

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