Chronic and excessive alcohol consumption disrupts a number of biologic sys- tems. Central nervous system pathology, associated with long-standing alcohol ingestion, has particularly deleterious consequences to the individual. Compro- mising brain functional integrity ultimately militates against psychosocial ad- justment, and this process is inevitably reflected as a substantial economic loss to society in the form of costs for providing medical and social services, as well as disability and absenteeism from work. This book marshals the literature pertinent to the effects of chronic alcohol...