Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Contributors; Trends in alcohol consumption in the EU countries; Racial/ethnic and gender differences in alcohol use and misuse; Alcohol and nutrition; Alcohol and the liver; Alcohol misuse and the skin; HIV and alcohol abuse; Alcohol and the brain: neuropathology and imaging studies; Musculo-skeletal problems in alcohol abuse; Alcohol and the pancreas; Alcohol and malignancies; Alcohol-related adverse social consequences within the European Union; Conclusions; Index;