| Findings in case of alcoholics differ from person to | | | | might suffer from problems like vomiting, loss of |
| person. Mostly, the level of consumption of alcohol | | | | appetite, nausea, dizziness and gradually the loss of |
| determines certain features about an alcoholic. | | | | memory. If you continue it in long terms then you might |
| Basically alcoholism is a constant disorder, which is | | | | have to undergo depression, liver cirrhosis, injury to |
| accompanied with habitual consumption of alcohol | | | | liver, heart failure and failure of central nerve system. |
| causing serious damage to person's health and mind. | | | | You can easily understand the facts about alcoholism |
| Even social and professional activities are deteriorated | | | | right from the initial warnings and symptoms. One |
| due to alcoholism habit. | | | | known and popular fact about alcoholism is that it is a |
| Symptoms | | | | kind of drug addiction which can be physical and |
| Some familiar symptoms of alcoholism include | | | | psychological. Facts about alcoholism are integrated |
| continuous craving for alcohol, physical dependence on | | | | with severe realities that alcoholism is a main cause for |
| others, loss of memory, loss of appetite and numbness | | | | decreased activity level and energy amount in the |
| in body parts. This is an accepted fact about alcohol | | | | body. It increases the sense of insecurity in alcoholic |
| that if once you get into the grip of alcoholism, then in | | | | and affects his or her body system. It can even result |
| spite of strong urge to keep yourself away from it, it is | | | | in gastrointestinal tract irritation which might be |
| difficult to do it. You always try to stop drinking but you | | | | accompanied with corrosion of the esophagus, fatigue, |
| do not find yourself capable of doing it and at the end | | | | vomiting and stomach linings. |
| you resort back to alcohol. Your alcohol tolerance level | | | | Many other facts about alcoholism are that alcoholism |
| needed for extended amount of alcohol increases | | | | and caffeine are the most widely abused substance, |
| every time you go for drinking. | | | | according to a recent research. But on account of |
| Factors Responsible for Alcohol Abuse | | | | alcohol related accidents it is considered more severe |
| There are many factors responsible for alcoholism | | | | problem. There are two ways of alcohol consumption; |
| which includes social causes, environmental reasons | | | | one is alcohol abuse and the other is alcohol |
| and most importantly genetic causes. Generally, the | | | | dependence. Alcohol dependence is most harmful as |
| disease of alcoholism is not dependent on the type of | | | | its consequences are characterized by forbearance |
| alcohol you are consuming, but the factors which | | | | and withdrawal. Tolerance or forbearance means |
| affect it greatly include the duration of addiction, | | | | increased curiosity to drink more for extra intoxication. |
| quantity of consumption of alcohol and excessive | | | | Withdrawal symptoms appear after discontinuing the |
| need to consume it. If the alcoholic is in first stage then | | | | regular intake of alcohol. Alcohol abusers are those |
| it is easy to recover from but when it gets into final | | | | alcoholics who often drink heavily and then get |
| stage it is very hard to recover without sufficient | | | | involved in problems like accidents and missing work. |
| medical prescription and supervision. | | | | There are a number of facts associated with alcohol |
| Myth about Alcohol | | | | which can drastically affect not only your social life but |
| There are many health related facts about alcoholism. | | | | your work also. If you are aware about these facts |
| Excess consumption of alcohol leads to grave health | | | | then you can save yourself from many grave |
| problems. If you have recently taken to the alcohol you | | | | problems. |