| Addiction is turning into a international concern and | | | | may occur because of alcohol addiction. Some of liver |
| “alcohol addiction” is developing into a huge issue | | | | diseases that are caused by alcohol intake are |
| because of the wide distribution and legal property of | | | | steatosis, progressive inflammatory liver injury, liver |
| alcoholic beverages. | | | | fibrosis, and liver cirrhosis. |
| The word ‘alcoholism’ has several definitions. | | | | (C) CANCER: Different kinds of cancers like leukemia, |
| Generally, alcoholism is the word that refers to the | | | | malignant melanoma, prostate cancer and papillary |
| condition that results from the recurrent intake of | | | | carcinoma may develop as a side-effect of alcohol |
| alcoholic beverages. Medically speaking, alcoholism is | | | | intake. |
| referred to as a condition that results from an | | | | (D) OTHER EFFECTS: Drinking alcohol may may |
| importunate consumption of alcoholic drinks despite | | | | develop into overweightness and fatal alcohol |
| several unpleasant outcomes. | | | | syndrome that develops to the disintegration of the |
| One should not be confused with the mere drinking of | | | | central nervous system. |
| alcoholic drinks with the medical descriptions of | | | | Identifying Alcohol Addiction |
| alcoholism. It is true that the definition of alcoholism is | | | | (1) Screening: The screenings are usually self-reports |
| associated with the drinking of alcoholic beverages but | | | | that are intended to determine the level of alcoholism |
| the constancy and the quantity of alcohol consumption | | | | addiction. The different kinds of essential screening |
| are the significant determinants that are used to | | | | test procedures are CAGE Questionnaire, ADD |
| identify whether an individual is encountering alcoholism | | | | Questionnaire, MAS Test, AUDIT Questionnaire, and |
| or not. | | | | the Paddington Alcohol Test. |
| The side-effects of alcohol addiction are categorized | | | | (2) Urine and blood tests: By testing the blood and the |
| into two sets: the long-term effects and the short-term | | | | urine of the subjected person, the status of alcohol |
| effects. | | | | addiction may be determined. Alcohol addiction may be |
| We all know that alcohols, most notably ethyl alcohol, | | | | examined through different indicators that includes |
| are potential central nervous system (CNS) | | | | macrocytosis, Gamma-GT elevation, ASAT and ALT |
| tranquilizers. The toxicity level relies on several factors. | | | | ratio, and CDT elevation. |
| For example, the level of toxicity is lesser when alcohol | | | | (3) Others: A few procedures including the |
| is consumed after having lunch as compared to the | | | | determination of the genetic predisposition or the |
| level of toxicity when the alcohol is consumed with an | | | | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| empty stomach. When it comes to hydration, the | | | | are intended to identify the alcohol addiction status and |
| toxicity level is lesser if the alcohol is added first with | | | | the level of toxicity. |
| water prior to intake. | | | | Same as the medical and psychological procedures |
| The side-effects of alcohol in the body are described | | | | used for drug addiction, the treatment in this case is |
| to be ‘biphasic’. The term biphasic describes the | | | | also separated into two distinct sections which are |
| side-effects of alcohol consumption that differs from | | | | alcoholic detoxification and advising. The mentioned |
| time to time. Alcohol initially generates happiness and | | | | treatment processes have to be performed at the |
| leisure. Too much intake of alcohol may result to | | | | same time. By conducting the detox treatments, the |
| blurred vision and coordination problems. Medically, | | | | body of the person with alcoholic issues is cleansed. |
| when alcohol is drank, it is released to the bloodstream | | | | By conducting the advising or the intervention methods, |
| and is released to all biological tissues in the human | | | | the addictive may be persuaded to let go of alcohol |
| body. | | | | addiction. |
| (A) HEART DISEASE: The people who take in | | | | It is necessary to pass on the necessary information |
| alcoholic beverages are vulnerable to lots of | | | | concerning the negative side-effects of drinking alcohol |
| cardiovascular diseases. Acute myocardial infarction or | | | | to the physical and mental system of the people to |
| heart failure may take place if the alcohol addiction | | | | lower the number of people who are considered to be |
| goes on. | | | | alcoholics. |
| (B) LIVER DISORDER: Several liver-related diseases | | | | |