Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Alcoholism


Alcoholism is the behavior of some people who consume alcohol just to have fun without being able to restrict it. Alcohol, especially in the form of ethyl alcohol (ethanol), the same as drugs Other sedative-hypnotics, low amounts can eliminate the anxiety and help create a sense of calm or even euphoria. However, alcohol also known as the drug most commonly abused are at risk to health associated with acute and chronic diseases. As long and as often as any alcohol consumption, alcohol tolerance limit will arrive at a lethal dose. Approximately 30% of all people being treated in hospitals are always accompanied with alcohol problems, such as an accident when driving while drunk. Another example of medical losses due to alcohol abuse is the birth of a child with morphological and functional defects caused by alcohol exposure during pregnancy. Central nervous tissue is soft and brittle well protected, except for vital brain function, neurons can not divide like other cells. Brain structure encased by the skull (cranium) is hard, the brain also "float" in a fluid bearing cerebrospinalis. Besides the brain has a blood-brain barrier that is very selective and limit access to substances in the blood into the brain tissue is vulnerable. From a selective, alcohol can quickly distributed via the bloodstream can penetrate the brain barrier, but does not offset the slow process of excretion. Accumulation of heavy alcohol consumption constantly would cause reactions that damage the body's physiology, such as delirium, intoxication, facial flushing, visual disturbances, nausea, dizziness, and headache. Reversibly Alcohol can also damage the intestines, causing diarrhea, caused alcoholic liver disease, hypertension, ataxia, arrhythmias, malnutrition, vitamin, and increased risk of cancer. At high levels in the blood, alcohol causes coma, respiratory depression, nerve degeneration, and mortality. For those addicted to alcohol, alcohol dependence is not impossible that reduced or even stopped. With the unwavering faith and positive thoughts, just by avoiding alcohol and drinking habits away from alcoholic environments can lead to the end of alcohol.

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