Abstract
According to the Centro Brasileiro de Informações Sobre Drogas (CEBRID) 12,3% of Brazilian population in 2005 (corresponding to 2,255,772 millions of Brazilians) filled criteria suggesting alcohol dependence. World Health Organization (WHO) considers alcohol one of the main psychoactive drugs associated with death and increase of DALYs (disability-adjusted life years) in the world populat…