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Articles on Alcoholism, Facts about Alcohol, All about Alcohol

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Written by: Jacob Palme
First version: 22 Jul 2008. Latest revision: 30 Aug 2008.

Give me a list of all articles about alcohol in Web4Health.

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Definition of alcohol addiction
There are established conditions for defining alcohol dependence.
Positive and negative effects of alcohol use
Alcohol can have effects which people regard as positive or negative.
Why do people drink alcohol?
Sociability is the most common reason for drinking alcohol.
Short term physical alcohol effects
Effects on the body of drinking alcohol.
Long term alcohol effects
Prolonged alcohol abuse exposes you to a high risk of damage to the body and the brain.
Alcoholism: Becoming an alcoholic, Becoming an alcohol addict
It takes years to become an alcoholic.
What happens to alcohol when it enters the body?
How long time it takes for alcohol to pass through the stomach to the blood and finally being metabolized by the liver.
Is alcohol addiction hereditary?
Children of alcohol-dependent parents run a higher risk of developing an alcohol problem than other children.
Liver cirrhosis
Liver cirrhosis is a chronic breakdown of liver functions caused by prolonged excessive alcohol usage.
Wernicke-korsakoff syndrome and what can you do for somebody who has this disease
The Wernicke - Korsakoff syndrome, a brain disorder caused by alcohol abuse, can be treated if caught in an early stage.
Do people with an alcohol problem often have psychological/psychiatric problems?
A large-scale American and Dutch investigation shows that people with alcohol problems have psychiatric disorders almost twice as much as people without alcohol problems.
How long should I stop drinking to get rid of my dependence?
No fixed time, but the longer you wait, the less problems you have with not using alcohol.
The pressure of friends to drink alcohol
Friends who wish you well should respect your wish to not drink alcohol. This answer gives you ideas on how to tell them this.
Handling of withdrawal symptoms
Most symptoms of alcohol abuse will disappear within seven to ten days after quitting
Helping people with an alcohol addiction
If you try to help a person to stop drinking, make sure that you really help the person solve problems in a better way than drinking.
Treatment of substance abuse
A collection of articles on the treatment of substance abuse.
Naltrexone (Revia, Trexan) medicine for treating alcohol addiction
Naltrexone (Revia, Trexan) is a medicine used against drug addiction, alcoholism and self-harm.
Antabuse/disulfiram medicines for alcohol addiction
A medicine which causes unpleasant symptoms if you drink alcohol. Should only be prescribed by a doctor.
Psychotropic Drug Therapy and Alcohol
Combining alcohol with tranquiallizers is dangerous and can lead to death.
More articles about substance abuse
Overview of different kinds of substance abuse.

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The alcoholism guide - web site with lots of information about alcoholism. Quitting alcohol - why and how
 
 
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