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Although proponents of alcohol might always tell about the good affects of moderate drinking but the fact is that drinking is harmful to the body . no wonder most alcohol sold in the market comes with a disclaimer that alcohol is injurious to health . no other food entity causes such wide spread damage as alcohol does. Alcohol related disorders nowadays takes the majority share in public health disorders. Also alcohol abuse is so much rampant that alcohol related disorders can clearly be termed as an
epidemic.
some of the most common alcohol related disorders are
1. Addictive disorders: continues and regular intake of alcohols makes a person totally dependent on it .some of the signs that help in the diagnosis of alcohol dependency disorder are
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Increase in intolerance
factor: a person who has been drinking on a regular basis becomes intolerant to people and things around him. The frequency of tantrums increases as the person becomes irritated with even petty things
• Continuation of drinking even after physical problems:
once a person become a regular drinker there are several physical malfunctioning that are bound to occur .however even though his
continues apparent discomfort he still continues to drink .this is the most clear signal that the person is suffering from alcoholism
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Regular pain at the right abdomen
• Nausea
• Vomiting with blood emission:
too much consumption of alcohol might make the body reject the alcohol altogether leading to vomiting in the process. A very heavy drinker would always be susceptible to vomiting as all human beings has a self protection mechanism which tends to eject out everything that it deems unfit for the body.
• Red eyes along with numbness in the limbs.
2. Alcohol withdrawal delirium:
This is one of the most serious forms of alcohol related disorders and if not diagnosed early and treated properly it might lead to serious ramifications.
normally these affects starts within 72 hours to one week of recession of chronic alcohol use. It is a very serious abnormality and has a 20% mortality rate.
Some of the symptoms of these alcohol
withdrawal disorder are
• autonomic hyperactivity which is marked by excessive sweating
• Severe malfunctioning of the sensorium which results in disorientation and clouding of consciousness.
• Visual distortions which leads to hallucinations at times.
• Varying levels of phsycological activity ranging from hyperexcitability to lethargy.
• Delusions and agitated behaviour are commonly present.
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