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Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol abuse is defined as a pattern of alcohol consumption that results in one or more of the following circumstances within a 12-month period:

Failure to meet important work, class, or domestic duties

Drinking in circumstances that are physically unsafe, such as while operating or operating an automobile machinery

Having repeating alcohol related legal issues, such as being jailed for driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol or for physically hurting somebody while drunk

https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/publication/alcohol-use-older-people

Continued alcohol consumption in spite of having ongoing relationship troubles that are triggered or aggravated by the drinking.

Alcohol addiction, or alcohol dependence, is the most serious form of alcohol abuse. It is a chronic condition identified by the usage of alcohol at a level that disrupts physical and mental health and wellness and with friends and family and social obligations. An alcoholic will likely continue to drink despite severe health, household, or legal problems.

Alcoholism is affected by both hereditary and ecological variables. Alcohol dependency is chronic: It lasts an individual's lifespan. It usually follows a predictable course and has identifiable symptoms.

More males than females are alcohol dependent or have alcohol problems. Individuals who start drinking at an early age have a higher chance of developing alcohol problems at some point in their lives.

Alcohol's effects vary with age. Slower reaction times, issues with hearing and seeing, and a lower tolerance to alcohol's effects put more mature individuals at higher threat for tumbles, vehicle crashes, and other kinds of injuries that might result from drinking. Over 150 medicines interact harmfully with alcohol.

Alcohol also impacts women differently than guys. Women end up being more impaired than guys do after drinking the exact same quantity of alcohol, even when differences in body weight are taken into consideration. In addition, chronic alcohol abuse takes a heavier physical toll on ladies than on males. Alcoholism and related medical problems, such as liver, brain, and heart damage, progress more quickly in females.

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Alcoholism, or alcohol dependence, is the most serious kind of . More guys than ladies are alcohol dependent or have alcohol issues. Individuals who start drinking alcohol at an early age have a greater chance of developing alcohol troubles at some point in their lives.

Slower reaction times, troubles with hearing and seeing, and a lower tolerance to alcohol's effects put older people at higher danger for falls, vehicle crashes, and other types of injuries that might result from alcohol consumption.




 
 
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