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Alcohol and Immune Function

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Individuals often drink in response to stress: the more severe and chronic the stressor, the greater the alcohol consumption. Stress is commonly believed to be a factor in the development of alcoholism (alcohol dependence). Whether an individual will drink in response to stress depends on many factors, including genetic determinants, the individual’s usual drinking behavior, coping strategies, expectations regarding the effect of alcohol on stress, the intensity and type of stressor, and the individual’ s sense of control over the stressor (1,2).

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Chiappelli, F., Kung, M.A., Stefanini, G.F., Foschi, F.G. (2000). Alcohol and Immune Function. In: Gershwin, M.E., German, J.B., Keen, C.L. (eds) Nutrition and Immunology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-709-3_21

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