While Drinking Is Alcohol Abuse

9 February, 2010 No Comment

When we discuss alcohol consumption then probably some bad reaction can be seen in our face. We are always under the notion alcohol consumption is highly risky for our health. But studies have shown many health benefits about alcohol and it has also mentioned people must know how much is too much while drinking.

This is the extensive story about health effect of alcoholism in men and women.

Know the moderation rule in alcohol consumption

First we will disclose about the health benefits of alcohol and how much should be the limit. It is said that one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men is not harmful. Because moderate drinking has a good effect on our cardiovascular health.
But one should know the amount of alcohol in a single drink.

For beer, it is 12 ounces

For wine, it is 5 ounces

For any hard liquor like vodka, gin, whiskey etc, it should not be more the ½ ounce.

This is the limit one can go for and crossing that might cause many problems.

How Drinking problem affects our health

Crossing the moderation limit can damage your health with several kinds of diseases. Your kidney, liver, heart health etc can be seriously suffered by your excessive drinking habit. Many types of cancer like mouth, liver, breast, prostate, colorectal etc can happen due to excessive drinking. Those who smoke along with drinking they get more affected.

How Drinking problem affects our life

Drinking habit not only causes problem in the drinkers’ life it also affects their family, friends and any other passive bystanders. Death rate is very high due to the disease caused by alcoholism. Excessive drinking leads to road accident to a huge extent. Also drinkers lose their senses and many violent incidents like abusing spouse, violent attitude in public etc are occurred.

When alcoholism is the sign of Alcohol abuse

Alcoholism leads to alcohol abuse when we see certain changes in lifestyle and behaviors in a person after drinking:

If the person is getting annoyed with no reason

If person is feeling guilty unnecessarily

If the first drink in the morning is not water or juice but alcohol

If you can’t stop yourself drinking after taking few drinks

If you’re facing problem in other activities in your life

When you’re completely lost after drinking and don’t remember what you did after drinking.

When these are the situations you’re facing after taking any hard drinks then you should not wait to take expert’s help. You should understand your alcohol abuse problem and try to come out of the situation with the help of support group.

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