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  • Chronic alcohol consumption by someone infected with HIV increases the rate at which viruses infect lungs and aid in the emergence of opportunistic infections which only affect people whose immune systems are weakened by HIV.
  • Family, twin, and adoption studies have implicated the hereditary nature of alcohol dependence; the most current findings are showing that neurotransmitter receptors in the brain for serotonin and other chemicals such as GILA are somehow involved in a tendency towards alcoholism.
  • Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of birth defects with mental deficiency.
  • The average American consumed 32 gallons of beer in 1999, compared to 51 gallons of soft drinks, 24 gallons of milk, and 26 gallons of coffee.

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