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Divorce, parental anxiety or undesirable changes in the family or in life situations can magnify the negative effect of parental alcoholism on children's emotional functioning.
Studies show an increase in the risk of rape or sexual assault when both the attacker and victim have used alcohol prior to the attack.
In terms of helping behavior during incidents related to alcohol abuse, research by the National Center on Addiction and Substance abuse reported that women are much more likely to engage in protective behaviors to help a person that is in trouble with alcohol than men.
Many chronic drinkers have difficulty sleeping and spend less time in the important phase known as REM (rapid eye movement).

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