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The Office of the Surgeon General has identified high-risk drinking by college aged students in the United States as a major public health problem and determined that rates of alcohol use among college students exceed their peers who have not attended college.
Even individuals who are determined to stay sober may suffer one or several "slips," or relapses, before achieving long-term sobriety. Relapses are very common and do not mean that a person has failed or cannot recover from alcoholism. Keep in mind, too, that every day that a recovering alcoholic has stayed sober prior to a relapse is extremely valuable time, both to the individual and to his or her family. If a relapse occurs, it is very important to try to stop drinking once again and to get whatever additional support you need to abstain from drinking.
Following alcohol consumption, many Asian subpopulations experience flushing of the skin, nausea, headache, and other uncomfortable symptoms caused by an enzyme involved in a key step of alcohol metabolism.
Nonstudent, nonmilitary personnel may not have access to health services, making them vulnerable conditions such as depression and anxiety, often associated with dangerous alcohol consumption patterns.

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