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Are You Tired of Dealing With Alcohol Side Effects?

Admin — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:57:36 +0000

The alcohol side effects come into a person’s life shortly after they consume alcohol for the first time and they can become a problem for as long as the rest of their life if alcohol consumption is continued. These alcohol side effects vary from person to person, but if a person fails to recognize the warning signs of an addiction to alcohol they could possibly face problems in their future that can include death. The first of the alcohol side effects that people usually do not think of as a problem are what are known as the short-term alcohol side effects.

The short-term alcohol side effects occur within several minutes of the individual’s first drink and they increase drastically with every alcoholic beverage consumed. The scientific way to determine the extent of short-term alcohol side effects is that for every one drink you have to wait one hour before the effects have completely left your system, therefore if you have had five drinks, it will take you five hours to no longer show signs of short-term alcohol side effects. Also, the short-term (Read More....)

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Ways Teens Can Say No To Alcohol

Admin — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:05:07 +0000

Many people do not realize the large amount of young adults who are using and abusing alcohol. This abuse has become so significant, that before the age of 18, over 70 percent of teens have had at least one drink. NIDA, The National Institute for Drugs and Alcohol, has also discovered that people are four times more likely to become addicted to alcohol when they start to drink before the legal age limit. Educating our youth on drug and alcohol abuse is very important and helping them to say no is a big part of that.

For some teens, starting high school can involve peer pressure bullying and stressing. This is very hard to deal with emotionally and sometimes physically. This abuse could be the reason that a teen will start to drink alcohol. Many addicts that have abused alcohol for years use alcohol to numb things that could have started in high school or maybe even before. For parents who do not want this to be their child ten years down the road, help them to deal with their problems and let them know that drinking is not going to fix the problem.

Helping Your Teen

Talking to your children and informing them about (Read More....)

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Is There A Difference Between Alcohol Abuse And Alcoholism?

Admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:57:01 +0000

Society today puts a great deal of emphasis on entertainment and blatantly promotes the use of various mood-altering substances that will enhance a person's enjoyment during social gatherings. Occasional use of these substances, such as alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy and others, does not indicate addiction, but it is not difficult to cross the fine line between abuse and addiction. Once the person crosses that line, they should seek help from alcohol abuse treatment centers. Alcohol abusers do not usually display withdrawal symptoms when not drinking, and they still maintain some level of control over how much they consume. Alcoholics, on the other hand, cannot control how much they consume and progressively need more and more alcohol to achieve the desired level of intoxication. They suffer uncomfortable side effects if alcohol is withheld, and will go to any lengths to obtain more.

If You Knew Social Drinking Could Lead to Alcoholism, Would You (Read More....)

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A Hangover Is Probably The Least Of Your Problems

Admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:46:21 +0000

In today's world, everyone knows about hangovers. Most of us laugh about someone's misery the day after a drinking episode. The person suffering with the hangover swears they will never drink again. Although we know the term “hangover”, do we actually understand what is causing the headache and nausea and tiredness? Of course, it is the result of drinking too much, but what has alcohol done inside the body to cause these uncomfortable symptoms? A hangover is the body's way of telling you that something is wrong. If you continue this type of behavior, alcohol detoxification treatment will be needed to help you stop drinking. The following are examples of some of the ways alcohol affects the body to produce the hangover.

Stomach: Alcohol forces the stomach to produce excess acid and slows digestion and this can cause nausea and vomiting.

Kidneys: Excess alcohol causes frequent urination and this can cause dehydration, thirst and (Read More....)
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Mortality Differences Among Wine And Other Types Of Alcoholic Beverages?

Admin — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:01:34 +0000

Behavioral studies and consumer behavior articles claim that wine drinkers are generally have higher levels of education and live more sophisticated lifestyles, compared to people who drink other types of alcohol. Additionally, many wine drinkers are thought of to have higher incomes and better health, due to their consumption of healthy foods.

However, epidemiologic studies can not prove that wine consumers suffer less from cardiovascular diseases and mortality than people who consume other types of alcohol, after all adjustments for lifestyles have been accounted for.

Previous long-term studies on older Americans concluded that it was the associated lifestyle, habits and environmental factors that exponentially explained their better health. However, some people were concerned that the study's approach was flawed, claiming that the data presented on paper were inadequate to support the study's conclusion.

While the study may have been flawed due to its research on only a single estimate of alcohol intake and (Read More....)
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Alcohol Addiction

Admin — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:35:36 +0000

Alcohol addiction can kind of sneak up on a person. After all, those of us who live in western countries are constantly bombarded with advertisements for beer, wine and other forms of alcohol. Movies and television make it seem like drinking is the thing to do. It is perfectly legal almost everywhere, and in fact about 90 percent of the adults in the United States drink.

So what's the problem? The problem is that alcohol addiction can absolutely destroy lives. It destroyed the lives of my grandparents, although my grandmother was able to eventually turn her life around. Alcohol addiction can rob a person of his or her job, family, friendships, health, wealth and self-respect.

But alcohol addiction can also be beat - and that is the good news.

Alcohol addiction is a bigger problem among men than among women for whatever reason. About 7 percent of men are addicted to alcohol, while only about 2.5 percent of women are. Why such a difference? Nobody knows for sure, but from a very young age drinking beer and getting drunk are behaviors that are glorified to young men, so perhaps cultural factors play a key role.

In any event, the truth is that there are millions of Americans who are addicted to alcohol, but only about 700,000 of them have been treated for alcoholism.

So how do you know if you are addicted to alcohol? The following are some of the warning signs.....

*You experience slurred speech, dizziness and extreme clumsiness when (Read More....)
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