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Alcoholism , also known as alcohol use disorder ( AUD ), is a broad term for any drinking of alcohol that results in problems . It was previously divided into two types : alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence . In a medical context , alcoholism is said to exist when two or more of the following conditions is present : a person drinks large amounts over a long time period , has difficulty cutting down , acquiring and drinking alcohol takes up a great deal of time , alcohol is strongly desired , usage results in not fulfilling responsibilities , usage results in social problems , usage results in health problems , usage results in risky situations , withdrawal occurs when stopping , and alcohol tolerance has occurred with use . Risky situations include drinking and driving or having unsafe sex among others . Alcohol use can affect all parts of the body but particularly affects the brain , heart , liver , pancreas , and immune system . This can result in mental illness , Wernicke  Korsakoff syndrome , an irregular heart beat , liver failure , and an increase in the risk of cancer , among other diseases . Drinking during pregnancy can cause damage to the baby resulting in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders . Generally women are more sensitive to alcohol ' s harmful physical and mental effects than men . Both environmental factors and genetics are associated with alcoholism with about half the risk attributed to each . A person with a parent or sibling with alcoholism is three to four times more likely to be alcoholic themselves . Environmental factors include social , cultural , and behavioral influences . High stress levels , anxiety , as well as inexpensive easily accessible alcohol increases risk . People may continue to drink partly to prevent or improve symptoms of withdrawal . A low level of withdrawal may last for months following stopping . Medically , alcoholism is considered both a physical and mental illness . Both questionnaires and certain blood tests may detect people with possible alcoholism . Further information is then collected to confirm the diagnosis . Prevention of alcoholism may be attempted by regulating and limiting the sale of alcohol , taxing alcohol to increase its cost , and providing inexpensive treatment . Treatment may take several steps . Because of the medical problems that can occur during withdrawal , alcohol detoxification should be carefully controlled . One common method involves the use of benzodiazepine medications , such as diazepam . This can be either given while admitted to a health care institution or occasionally while a person remains in the community with close supervision . Other addictions or mental illness may complicate treatment . After detoxification support such as group therapy or support groups are used to help keep a person from returning to drinking . One commonly used form of support is the group Alcoholics Anonymous . The medications acamprosate , disulfiram , or naltrexone may also be used to help prevent further drinking . The World Health Organization estimates that as of 2010 there were 208 million people with alcoholism worldwide ( 4 . 1 % of the population over 15 years of age ). In the United States about 17 million ( 7 %) of adults and 0 . 7 million ( 2 . 8 %) of those age 12 to 17 years of age are affected . It is more common among males and young adults , becoming less common in middle and old age . It is the least common in Africa at 1 . 1 % and has the highest rates in Eastern Europe at 11 %. Alcoholism directly resulted in 139 , 000 deaths in 2013 up from 112 , 000 deaths in 1990 . A total of 3 . 3 million deaths ( 5 . 9 % of all deaths ) are believed to be due to alcohol . It often reduces a person ' s life expectancy by around ten years . In the United States it resulted in economic costs of $ 224 billion USD in 2006 . Many terms , some insulting and others informal , have been used to refer to people affected by alcoholism including : tippler , drunkard , dipsomaniac , and souse . In 1979 , the World Health Organization discouraged the use of " alcoholism " due to its inexact meaning , preferring " alcohol dependence syndrome ". Signs and symptoms . Early signs . The risk of alcohol dependence begins at low levels of drinking and increases directly with both the volume of alcohol consumed and a pattern of drinking larger amounts on an occasion , to the point of intoxication , which is sometimes called " binge drinking ". Young adults are particularly at risk of engaging in binge drinking . Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body . Not all tumors are cancerous ; benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body . Possible signs and symptoms include a lump , abnormal bleeding , prolonged cough , unexplained weight loss and a change in bowel movements . While these symptoms may indicate cancer , they may have other causes . Over 100 types of cancers affect humans . Tobacco use is the cause of about 22 % of cancer deaths . Another 10 % is due to obesity , poor diet , lack of physical activity and drinking alcohol . Other factors include certain infections , exposure to ionizing radiation and environmental pollutants . In the developing world nearly 20 % of cancers are due to infections such as hepatitis B , hepatitis C and human papillomavirus ( HPV ). These factors act , at least partly , by changing the genes of a cell . Typically many genetic changes are required before cancer develops . Approximately 5  10 % of cancers are due to inherited genetic defects from a person ' s parents . Cancer can be detected by certain signs and symptoms or screening tests . It is then typically further investigated by medical imaging and confirmed by biopsy . Many cancers can be prevented by not smoking , maintaining a healthy weight , not drinking too much alcohol , eating plenty of vegetables , fruits and whole grains , vaccination against certain infectious diseases , not eating too much processed and ___MASK77___ meat , and avoiding too much sunlight exposure . Early detection through screening is useful for cervical and colorectal cancer . The benefits of screening in breast cancer are controversial . Cancer is often treated with some combination of radiation therapy , surgery , chemotherapy , and targeted therapy . Pain and symptom management are an important part of care . Palliative care is particularly important in people with advanced disease . The chance of survival depends on the type of cancer and extent of disease at the start of treatment . In children under 15 at diagnosis the five - year survival rate in the developed world is on average 80 %. For cancer in the United States the average five - year survival rate is 66 %. In 2012 about 14 . 1 million new cases of cancer occurred globally ( not including skin cancer other than melanoma ). It caused about 8 . 2 million deaths or 14 . 6 % of human deaths . The most common types of cancer in males are lung cancer , prostate cancer , colorectal cancer and stomach cancer . In females , the most common types are breast cancer , colorectal cancer , lung cancer and cervical cancer . If skin cancer other than melanoma were included in total new cancers each year it would account for around 40 % of cases . In children , acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and brain tumors are most common except in Africa where non - Hodgkin lymphoma occurs more often . In 2012 , about 165 , 000 children under 15 years of age were diagnosed with cancer . The risk of cancer increases significantly with age and many cancers occur more commonly in developed countries . Rates are increasing as more people live to an old age and as lifestyle changes occur in the developing world . The financial costs of cancer were estimated at $ 1 . 16 trillion US dollars per year as of 2010 . Definitions . Cancers are a large family of diseases that involve abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body . They form a subset of neoplasms . A neoplasm or tumor is a group of cells that have undergone unregulated growth and will often form a mass or lump , but may be distributed diffusely . Eight Crazy Nights is a 2002 American adult animated musical Christmas black comedy drama film directed by Seth Kearsley and produced , co - written by and starring Adam Sandler , in his first voice - acting role . Unlike most mainstream holiday films , it centers on Jewish characters during the Hanukkah season , as opposed to religious or secular celebration of Christmas . Despite being animated in the style of television Christmas specials , the film is adult oriented , featuring significant scatological humor , and focusing on such topics as alcoholism , bereavement , and depression . This is Happy Madison Productions ' first animated film . The film ' s title is taken from a line in Sandler ' s series of songs called The Chanukah Song that compares the gift - giving traditions of Christmas and Chanukah : `` Instead of one day of presents , we get eight crazy nights ! '' . Additionally , a new version of The Chanukah Song was played over the film ' s closing credits . ___MASK77___ is the ___MASK94___ at the longer - wavelengths end of the spectrum of visible light next to orange , at the opposite end from violet . ___MASK77___ ___MASK94___ has a predominant light wavelength of roughly 620  740 nanometers . Light with a longer wavelength than red but shorter than terahertz radiation and microwave is called infrared . Christmas or Christmas Day ( meaning " Christ ' s Mass ") is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ , observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world . A feast central to the Christian liturgical year , it is prepared for by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide , which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night ; in some traditions , Christmastide includes an Octave . The traditional Christmas narrative , the Nativity of Jesus , delineated in the New Testament says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem , in accordance with messianic prophecies ; when Joseph and Mary arrived in the city , the inn had no room and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born , with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds who then disseminated the message furthermore . Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world ' s nations , is celebrated religiously by the vast majority of Christians , as well as culturally by a number of non - Christian people , and is an integral part of the holiday season , while some Christian groups reject the celebration . In several countries , celebrating Christmas Eve on December 24 has the main focus rather than December 25 , with gift - giving and sharing a traditional meal with the family .