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Line 51: + + + + + + + + + + + − === Irreligion, excess alcohol drinking and the United States ===+ + + + − The [[Barna Group]] found that atheists and [[agnostics]] in America were more likely, than [[theist]]s in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: [[Illegal drugs|illegal drug use]]; '''excessive drinking;''' [[fornication|sexual relationships outside of marriage]]; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; [[Profanity|obscene language]]; [[gambling]]; [[pornography]] and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/[[bisexuality]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref>+ + + + + + + + + − + + + + + + + − Alcoholism was a serious social problem in the former atheistic [[Soviet Union]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245818</ref> Between 1940 and 1980, the Soviet Union had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.<ref>[http://isw.sagepub.com/content/35/4/441.extract Alcoholism in the Soviet Union]</ref>+
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[[Conservative]] values are an excellent way to combat alcohol abuse.
[[Conservative]] values are an excellent way to combat alcohol abuse.
== Godlessness and alcohol abuse ==
== Atheism and alcoholism ==
[[File:04656 market in Sanok.JPG|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Alcoholism]] was a serious social problem in the former atheistic [[Soviet Union]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245818</ref> Between 1940 and 1980, the Soviet Union had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.<ref>[http://isw.sagepub.com/content/35/4/441.extract Alcoholism in the Soviet Union]</ref>]]
[[File:Europe pol 2004.jpg|thumbnail|250px|right|According to the [[World Health Organization]]'s (WHO) regional office in [[Europe]], "The WHO European Region has the highest proportion in the world of total ill health and premature death due to alcohol.<ref>[http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/disease-prevention/alcohol-use/data-and-statistics World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office in Europe - Alcohol usage of Europe]</ref>]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and alcoholism]] and [[Atheism and health]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and alcoholism]]
Atheists and atheistic cultures often have significant problems with excess alcohol usage (For more information please see: [[Atheism and alcoholism]]).
=== Secular countries/regions and alcohol abuse ===
=== Secular countries/regions and alcoholism ===
Europe:
*[[Secular Europe and alcoholism]]
*[[Secular Europe and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Germany and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Germany and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Czech Republic and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Czech Republic and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Sweden and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Sweden and alcoholism]]
Australia:
*[[Godless Australia and alcoholism]]
[[File:04656 market in Sanok.JPG|thumbnail|250px|right|[[Alcoholism]] was a serious social problem in the former atheistic [[Soviet Union]].<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18245818</ref> Between 1940 and 1980, this [[atheist state]] had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.<ref>[http://isw.sagepub.com/content/35/4/441.extract Alcoholism in the Soviet Union]</ref>]]
Asian countries:
*[[Atheistic China and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Japan and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Japan and alcoholism]]
*[[Atheistic Thailand and alcoholism]]
*[[North Korea and alcoholism]]
History of communism:
*[[Soviet Union and alcoholism]]
*[[Communist East Germany and alcoholism]]
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=== Irreligion, alcoholism and various generations in the United States ===
=== Irreligion, alcoholism and various generations in the United States ===
*[[Irreligion, generations in the United States and alcoholism]]
*[[Irreligion, generations in the United States and alcoholism]]
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Recent generations in the United States:
*[[Irreligion, baby boom generation and alcoholism]]
*[[Irreligion, baby boom generation and alcoholism]]
*[[Irreligion, Generation X and alcoholism]]
*[[Irreligion, Generation X and alcoholism]]
*[[Irreligion, millenials and alcoholism]]
*[[Irreligion, millenials and alcoholism]]
=== Soviet Union and alcoholism ===
=== Binge drinking and brain damage ===
A 2012 study suggests that a habit of binge drink risks serious brain damage including increasing memory loss later in adulthood.<ref>http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/binge/a/aa000818a.htm</ref><ref>http://www.scripps.edu/newsandviews/e_20121022/koob.html</ref>
Currently, there is a downward trend in intelligence scores in secular countries (see: [[Intelligence trends in religious countries and secular countries]]).
=== Atheism, binge drinking and suicide ===
Binge drinking is a potent risk factor for suicide.<ref>O'Connell, H; Lawlor, BA (October–December 2005). "Recent alcohol intake and suicidality--a neuropsychological perspective". Irish journal of medical science 174 (4): 51–4</ref> Atheists have a [[Atheism and suicide|higher suicide rate]] than the general population.
==References==
==References==