19% of Americans exceed either the daily or weekly levels; one in 12 of those people has already progressed to alcoholabuse or alcoholism.
19%的美国人超出了每日或每周的水平,这些人当中有1/12已经发展到了酒精滥用或上瘾的程度。
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The phrase "substance abuse" is often used instead of "drug abuse" to make clear that substances such as alcohol and tobacco can be just as harmfully misused as heroin and cocaine.