pancreatitis (serious infection of the pancreas), diarrhea, hemorrhoids, osteoporosis, muscle pains and swelling, decreased bodily defense (susceptibility to infections), sexual impotence, decreased blood sugar (particularly dangerous for diabetics), poor nutrition, anemia, increased or decreased effectiveness of medical drugs in conjunction with alcohol resulting in unwanted side-effects, fetal injuries during pregnancy, economic difficulties, psychological family traumas and an endless number of problems in a multitude of areas.
anxieties, symptoms of abstinence, vitamin deficiencies and the aid in the deterioration of the physical and mental state. The only thing which really helps, though, is voluntary abstinence determined by effective self-control, supervision, and very importantly, psychological help by families, loved ones, and self-help groups.
There exist many treatments in “support� of alcoholism but, nevertheless, they only help addressing the symptoms, uor or a cocktail has approximately 40 grams, a quarter liter of wine 30 grams and a quarter liter of beer 15 grams). Alcoholism seems to be produced by the combination of various physiological, psychological and genetic factors. It is characterized by an emotional and sometimes organic dependence, produces progressive cerebral damages and ultimately leads to death. The first symptoms of the alcoholism are very subtle. They may consist of a concern for the availability of alcohol in the first place. These often have an influence on who we associate with, our choice of activities, as well as a change in the state of mind. The chemical impact of alcohol influences almost all our bodily cells, including those of the central nervous system. The brain interacts with nerve centers responsible for the pleasure and other desirable sensations; after prolonged exposure to alcohol, the brain adapts to the changes this produces and becomes dependent on it. Further below I am writing a bit more about issues problems caused by the consumption of alcohol: Nearly 200.000 deaths annually may be completely or partially attributed to drinking and the average life expectancy is reduced by about 10 to 12 years. Other issues are overdosing (with mortal consequences), accidents, violence, heart problems, increased blood pressure, irreversible mental and neurological disorders, liver pain and damages (among them, cirrhosis, a destructive liver disease), gastric or duodenal ulcers, Dominical Days 47