‘Alcoholism’

Alcohol consumption and its consequences

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Alcohol consumption

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), alcoholism is the fifth most important risk factor for premature death and disability:
* Reduces life expectancy by 12 years.
* It is responsible for at least 200,000 deaths annually.
* Is involved in half of all deaths from motor vehicle accidents.
* It is the fourth leading cause of suicides.
* It is related to more than 65% of the murders.
Y * is considered the main health problem in developed countries.

Diseases associated with alcohol addiction
The cerebrum and cerebellum are the primary organs affected by alcohol. The first damage usually cause hallucinations, dementia and delirium tremens, which can be fatal. The damage in the second, meanwhile, tend to cause loss of coordination, vertical and memory.

The liver, for its part, is the organ most affected is responsible for metabolizing the alcohol in 90%. Fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis, are among the ailments caused by harmful habit.

But not just the brain and liver are affected by alcoholism: the stomach, pancreas, kidneys, heart, and to the testes and ovaries, may also be harmed.
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Alcoholism: vice to disease

Saturday, July 10th, 2010

Alcoholism

As binge drinking poses serious health risks
Alcohol dependence reduces life expectancy, is linked to half of all deaths in traffic accidents and is one of the causes of suicide.

Miguel is an inveterate alcoholic. At 60 years, has nothing good to tell of his life because of his addiction to alcohol lost family, jobs and prestige. Their only child abandonment can not forgive. Her relatives do to one side. His friends … Miguel has no friends, except for loneliness. Never sought help from a doctor. Never felt sick. But, suffering from alcoholism.

Alcoholism is a chronic disease

More than just a vice, alcoholism is a chronic progressive disease caused by intoxication with ethyl alcohol on a regular and prolonged. Such wasteful consumption often interferes with physical and mental health of those affected and their family responsibilities, work or social.

While noting primarily male, an increasing prevalence in females and between young people in general, reporting a high incidence worldwide.

Role of genetics in children of alcoholics
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, United States, studies have shown that genetic factors are closely linked to the likelihood of alcoholism. In fact, today it is known that children of alcoholics are four times more likely to develop this disease than the rest of the population.

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How to get to addiction

Monday, July 5th, 2010

alcohol addictions

Generally, alcohol addictions begin safely. There are people for whom life becomes boring and not find a way to cheer for a natural way. Likewise, those who suffer from antisocial personality disorder are more likely to move from being simply drinkers become alcoholics. That is, take refuge in drink as a way to escape reality.

And although most people achieve a better life through intellectual stimulation, to converse with others, reading, listening to music or go to the movies or the theater, unfortunately, a certain percentage are looking to improve their lives, wrongly through alcohol or other drugs.

In general in our society it is customary to identify alcohol with fun and thought that a party is not fun if you do not drink much, an idea that the media is responsible for promoting a continuous parade of pleasure provided by the alcohol. And so, the success of any event is inconceivable without wine. However, we must never forget that alcohol is a drug and is toxic until proven otherwise.

However, the good news is that the human body is better able to enjoy life without taking any type of drug. We have an almost unlimited range of activities that can have fun and be happy, but healthy.

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The Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal

Friday, May 21st, 2010

The symptoms of alcohol withdrawal (abstinence syndrome) occur because once in the brain, alcohol affects chemicals called neurotransmitters that control the flow of information between brain cells called neurons, linked by synapses, and this neuroadaptation pathological causes alcohol, end, changing behavior, thinking and feelings of people.

With chronic alcohol consumption, these neurotransmitters are affected and the brain undergoes a change in its structure and functions, so that only “normal” with the presence of alcohol. The person whose brain is accustomed to alcohol needs to rise to increasing consumption (tolerance) for the purposes of the first times you had, with the result that abruptly stop drinking, brain disorders caused crop for consumption and that were hidden by the apparent “normalcy.” These disorders, which cause withdrawal symptoms diminish or disappear only when he turns to drink alcohol. For this reason it is difficult for an addict to stop drinking alcohol, when you know you will find a cure for his withdrawal due to alcohol consumption.

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Identify Alcohol Problems

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

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The Three Stages Of Alcoholism

Every alcoholic drink in their own way, but all people with an alcohol problem have something in common:

  • They can not control your drinking.
  • At first, develop tolerance to alcohol. So, when taking endure much, compared with the other people who drink.
  • Consequently, increasingly need to take to achieve the same effects as before.
  • But this is temporary, it lasts forever.

Later, the opposite happens: the drinker needs very little alcohol, sometimes a single drink to get drunk. It becomes then, of those who can not tolerate anything. Although each alcoholic follows its own path toward the disease, one can say generally that all alcoholic goes through three stages.

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Treating Alcoholism

Monday, May 10th, 2010

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When treating alcoholism must ask a series of goals to achieve, and the end of all therapy program seeks to motivate the patient to continue his treatment and once made, remain abstinent, if possible, throughout life.

Must be made to the patient that if you take too much alcohol, decrease this amount will improve their lives and health, and how to improve it?, For improving disturbance of the nervous system or gastrointestinal tract, caused by alcohol intake , sleeping better in both time and quality and ultimately improve your relationship with family, friends or in the
workplace.

To achieve complete recovery of the alcoholic patient will have to raise a number of objectives in the short, medium and long term and to undertake and complete up gradually, so we’ll use all available therapeutic options, both pharmacological and level psychological or psychosocial.

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The Cost of Alcoholism

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

The costs of alcoholism

Alcoholism is a progressive disease that can progress camouflaged for 10 or 15 years. It is easy to recognize in advanced stages, is far more difficult to be detected in intermediate states. Many people arrive at work the morning after the night before. To get euphoric have to have a drink before leaving the house, which only lasts until you get to work.

The entire day is experiencing withdrawal symptoms only do routine work and still all that can be camouflaged. Is the spirit away from its function and is in constant danger of accidents. Remorse assail him, nervous and anxious, ready to explode at any time in the smallest setback.

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Longterm Treatment For Alcohol

Friday, April 30th, 2010

AlcoholicThe two basic goals of treatment are long-term strict monitoring of drinking through abstinence and total replacement models with addictive behaviors satisfactory to pass the time they can fill the void that is created when you have stopped drinking. Some studies have reported that some people who had been dependent on alcohol over time can learn to control their drinking and do as well as those who remain abstinent. There is no way to determine, however, what people can stop drinking after one drink and what not. Alcoholics Anonymous and other groups for alcohol treatment whose goal is strict abstinence are greatly concerned by the publicity surrounding these studies, as many people with alcoholism are eager for an excuse to start drinking again. At this time, abstinence is the only safe route. (more…)

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Diagnosis Of Alcoholism

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

AlcoholismeOften the first signs of alcoholism are the unpleasant physical responses to withdrawal that occur during even brief periods of abstinence. Even with withdrawal symptoms, however, people with alcoholism often deny the problem, allowing colleagues, friends, or family members recognize symptoms and take the first steps towards treatment.

Alcoholism can develop insidiously, often no clear line between problem drinking and alcoholism. Sometimes people experience long-term depression or anxiety, insomnia, chronic pain, personal or work stress that lead to alcohol for relief, but often no extraordinary event has occurred that could explain the problem of drinking alcohol. People who are alcoholics have little or no control over the amount they drink or the duration or frequency of drinking alcohol. (more…)

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Role Of Controling Alcoholisme

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

AlcoholismeThis is the most directly affected by the interim period of alcoholism. He has the opportunity to observe the work day after day and employee conduct. But also an intimate relationship with these workers in particular makes you doubt if you are unsure of the attitude of the other partners to help the sick.

It is often deceived by the frequency of drinking, by the admission of guilt, remorse, by reason of his feelings and his desire to be corrected.

He is convinced that a reprimand is sufficient to make change. This conduct is harmful: it is not to condemn the drinker or sermon, but is contrary to normal treatment, effective and appropriate. (more…)

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