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Alcohol abuse is a pattern of drinking too much alcohol at one time or too often throughout a week. Alcohol abuse can interfere with your daily life and can significantly harm your relationships. In addition, alcohol abuse can negatively impact your ability to perform at your best in the workplace and in various other areas of your life.
By abusing alcohol, your body can develop a physical dependency on alcohol known as alcoholism. Another important term to be familiar with is alcohol poisoning, which is when you drink too much alcohol at one time for your body to process.
For your reference, one alcoholic drink is defined as a one 12-ounce bottle of beer; one 5-ounce glass of wine; or 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits (such as whiskey, rum, or tequila).
If you recognize any of these symptoms of alcohol abuse in yourself, it may be time to take action and guard your health against alcoholism.
By drinking excessively over a long period of time, alcohol usage can damage vital organ systems in your body. The many health risks of alcohol abuse include:
Alcohol can cause permanent heart damage and raised cholesterol levels.
The long-term effects of alcohol on the brain can cause an impact on memory, learning, and behavior. Alcohol abuse can also result in brain shrinkage through a loss of grey and white brain matter.
Alcohol abuse increases the risk of fatty liver (steatosis), alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Alcohol abuse can lead to vitamin deficiencies, the development of pancreatitis, and difficulty properly digesting food and absorbing nutrients.
Drinking too much for too long can impair your body’s ability to fight infection and disease.
The development of many different types of cancers can be influenced by alcohol, a known carcinogen.
Alcohol can weaken your bones, causing an increased risk of fractures and broken bones. High levels of uric acid and gout are more common in people that abuse alcohol.
If you are suffering from alcoholism, know that you are not alone.
Seek help to retake control of your life and your health by clicking on the link below to search trusted sources and find professionals who provide quality care.
In the meantime, adopt practices such as counting your drinks, pacing yourself, drinking glasses of water as spacers, learning how to say no to drinks and eating a full meal prior to drinking.