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Misuse And Abuse Of Alcohol
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Alcohol abuse is defined as a pattern of drinking that leads to one or more of the following situations within a 12-month time period:
Inability to fulfill important work, school, or home duties
Drinking in situations that are physically unsafe, such as while running or operating an automobile equipment
Having recurring alcohol related legal issues, like being detained for driving a vehicle intoxicated of alcohol or for physically hurting someone while drunk
Continued alcohol consumption regardless of having continuing relationship issues that are caused or aggravated by the alcohol consumption.
Alcohol addiction, or alcohol dependence, is the most extreme type of alcohol abuse. It is a chronic condition characterized by the consumption of alcohol at a level that disrupts physical and mental health and wellness and with family members and social duties. An alcoholic will continue to drink regardless of serious health, family, or legal issues.
Alcoholism is influenced by both hereditary and ecological variables. Alcohol addiction is chronic: It lasts a human being's lifespan. It typically follows a foreseeable course and has recognizable signs.
Problem drinking and alcohol addiction cut across ethnicity, race, and gender. Nearly 14 million individuals in the United States are dependent on alcohol. More males than females are alcohol dependent or have alcohol troubles. Alcohol troubles are highest amongst young adults ages 18-29 and lowest amongst adults ages 65 and older. Also, individuals who begin drinking at an early age have a higher likelihood of establishing alcohol issues at some time in their lives.
Alcohol's effects vary with age. Slower reaction times, problems with hearing and seeing, and a lower tolerance to alcohol's effects put more mature individuals at higher threat for tumbles, car crashes, and other types of accidental injuries that might result from drinking. In excess of 150 medications interact harmfully with alcohol.
Alcohol also impacts women in a different way than guys. Females become more impaired than males do after consuming the same amount of alcohol, even when distinctions in body weight are considered. Additionally, chronic alcohol abuse takes a heavier physical toll on women than on males. Alcohol dependence and related medical issues, such as brain, heart, and liver damage, progress more quickly in females.
Alcoholism, or alcohol dependence, is the most extreme form of alcohol abuse. More males than females are alcohol dependent or have alcohol issues. People who start drinking alcohol at an early age have a greater possibility of forming alcohol issues at some point in their lives.
Slower response times, problems with hearing and seeing, and a lower tolerance to alcohol's effects put older individuals at greater danger for falls, vehicle crashes, and other types of injuries that might result from drinking.
Inability to fulfill important work, school, or home duties
Drinking in situations that are physically unsafe, such as while running or operating an automobile equipment
Having recurring alcohol related legal issues, like being detained for driving a vehicle intoxicated of alcohol or for physically hurting someone while drunk
Continued alcohol consumption regardless of having continuing relationship issues that are caused or aggravated by the alcohol consumption.
Alcohol addiction, or alcohol dependence, is the most extreme type of alcohol abuse. It is a chronic condition characterized by the consumption of alcohol at a level that disrupts physical and mental health and wellness and with family members and social duties. An alcoholic will continue to drink regardless of serious health, family, or legal issues.
Alcoholism is influenced by both hereditary and ecological variables. Alcohol addiction is chronic: It lasts a human being's lifespan. It typically follows a foreseeable course and has recognizable signs.
Problem drinking and alcohol addiction cut across ethnicity, race, and gender. Nearly 14 million individuals in the United States are dependent on alcohol. More males than females are alcohol dependent or have alcohol troubles. Alcohol troubles are highest amongst young adults ages 18-29 and lowest amongst adults ages 65 and older. Also, individuals who begin drinking at an early age have a higher likelihood of establishing alcohol issues at some time in their lives.
Alcohol's effects vary with age. Slower reaction times, problems with hearing and seeing, and a lower tolerance to alcohol's effects put more mature individuals at higher threat for tumbles, car crashes, and other types of accidental injuries that might result from drinking. In excess of 150 medications interact harmfully with alcohol.
Alcohol also impacts women in a different way than guys. Females become more impaired than males do after consuming the same amount of alcohol, even when distinctions in body weight are considered. Additionally, chronic alcohol abuse takes a heavier physical toll on women than on males. Alcohol dependence and related medical issues, such as brain, heart, and liver damage, progress more quickly in females.
Alcoholism, or alcohol dependence, is the most extreme form of alcohol abuse. More males than females are alcohol dependent or have alcohol issues. People who start drinking alcohol at an early age have a greater possibility of forming alcohol issues at some point in their lives.
Slower response times, problems with hearing and seeing, and a lower tolerance to alcohol's effects put older individuals at greater danger for falls, vehicle crashes, and other types of injuries that might result from drinking.
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