| Alcoholism signs -- are there ten warning signs of | | | | 1. Drinking Alone |
| alcoholism? Yes! Understanding alcoholism signs can | | | | 2. Making Excuses, Finding Excuses to Drink |
| help you determine whether there is alcohol abuse or | | | | 3. Daily or Frequent Drinking Needed to Function |
| dependency. Consuming a drink or two per day for | | | | 4. Inability to Reduce or Stop Alcohol Intake |
| healthy men and a drink a day for healthy | | | | 5. Violent Episodes Associated with Drinking |
| non-pregnant women is generally considered | | | | 6. Drinking Secretly |
| acceptable consumption without health risks. However, | | | | 7. Becoming Angry When Confronted About Drinking |
| as the amount of drinking per occasion or per week | | | | 8. Poorer Eating Habits |
| increases, one or more of the ten warning signs of | | | | 9. Failure to Care for Physical Appearance |
| alcoholism can develop as a result. | | | | 10. Trembling in the Morning |
| Alcohol dependency is the most severe alcohol | | | | Alcoholism signs can also include the inability to |
| disorder. Two alcoholism signs associated with | | | | remember portions of the events of the previous |
| dependency are tolerance and withdrawal. Tolerance | | | | evening or feeling anxious in a social situation where |
| is the need for increasing amounts of alcohol | | | | alcohol is not available. As you may know, it can be |
| consumption to become intoxicated. Withdrawal | | | | called 'problem drinking' when it becomes 'drinking that |
| symptoms occur when alcohol intake is reduced or | | | | causes problems'. |
| discontinued. Alcohol abusers are drinkers that may | | | | Does heavy chronic drinking have health |
| drink heavily at various times. Alcoholism signs for | | | | consequences? You bet it does. Chronic heavy |
| alcohol abusers can be related problems such as | | | | drinking can result in serious damage to the liver, heart, |
| drinking and driving, violent episodes, or missing work or | | | | brain and other vital organs. Such severe physical |
| school. | | | | damage may irreversable and result in serious illnesses |
| In the USA alone, as many as 14 million adults are | | | | or even early death. |
| chronic heavy drinkers that abuse alcohol or are | | | | If the above ten warning signs of alcoholism help |
| alcoholics. What is considered 'heavy drinking'? | | | | create interest in exploring possible alcohol addiction |
| According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse | | | | and finding help, the good news is that help is available. |
| and Alcoholism, drinking more than the amounts shown | | | | Consider contacting your physician, counselor or other |
| below would be considered heavy drinking:o For | | | | qualified professional. Another time-tested source of |
| healthy men under age 65, consuming no more than | | | | help would be Alcoholics Anonymous. AA has local |
| four drinks a day nor more than fourteen drinks a | | | | groups that meet regularly throughout the USA and |
| week.o For healthy women under age 65 or healthy | | | | other countries around the world. No matter how |
| men over age 65, consuming no more than three | | | | many alcoholism signs may exist, it is never too late to |
| drinks a day nor more than twelve drinks a week. | | | | begin recovery from alcohol addiction. Obviously, the |
| What are ten warning signs of alcoholism? Here are | | | | sooner recovery begins, the better. |
| alcoholism signs listed (in no particular order): | | | | |