Abuse
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Submitted by babygirl on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Abuse
For many people, the facts about alcoholism and alcohol abuse are not clear. I hope to explain both alcoholism and alcohol abuse, the differences and similarities. Alcohol is the most used and abused drug in the world, for this reason it is no wonder why we have alcohol problems. Most common problem is alcoholism, which is a chronic usually progressive disease that causes both a psychological and a physical addiction to alcohol. Alcohol becomes the most important part of the person's totally consumes them; all their thoughts and actions have to do are associated with alcohol. Adults do not only experience alcoholism and alcohol abuse, alcohol abuse and alcoholism can strike at any age. It is believed that there are many different ways a person can become addicted to alcohol.
Let's start with alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence". This disease known as alcoholism has four symptoms: craving, loss of control, physical dependence, and tolerance. Craving is explained as a strong need, or compulsion, to drink. Loss of control is the inability to limit one's drinking in any given occasion. Physical dependence is a little different from the first two steps because it is a withdrawal symptom. Such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, which occurs when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking. Tolerance is the need o drink greater amounts of alcohol in order to "get high". People who are not alcoholics sometimes do not understand why an alcoholic can't just use a little "willpower" to stop drinking. However, alcoholism has little to do with willpower. This need can be as strong as the need for food. Alcoholism can be acquired over a long period of time. Alcoholics may start as social drinkers who are able to control their drinking, but they may loss control and be carried into the alcoholic class, then there are some who don't stop here their habits step across the line to alcohol dependence. Once they are dependent on alcohol...
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