Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

Alcohol Abuse and its Medicolegal Considerations

  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2009

Abstract

Alcohol is probably the most frequent available drug and most commonly used drug. Though some of beneficial effects of alcohol cannot be ignored but at the same time it cannot be denied that alcohol is also the most abused drug in the world. When alcohol starts causing harm to the body or mind, the abuse of alcohol becomes self evident. Abuse may be in the form of excessive intake or in a manner that itself explains that it is an abuse of alcohol. Alcohol abuse may lead to conflicts with the law. For the people who are to tackle such cases there is need to know the relevant laws. It is important for the treating doctors, police officials, clinical forensic experts and judicial officers to know how to deal with the cases of alcohol abuse.

Keywords

Alcohol abuse, mental illness due to alcohol, drug abuse, substance abuse