Alcoholism is a serious illness that very often leads to death. An alcoholic in the last stages of the disease has great mental problems. As a rule, all body systems in such a person are seriously damaged and cannot function normally. The patient eventually loses the opportunity to live a full life. He is aging much faster, his relatives turn away from him, his social status is greatly reduced. Therefore, when drinking alcohol, you need to remember the danger to your health.

Drinking even a small amount of beverages containing ethyl alcohol every day is likely to lead to alcohol dependence.

The danger of developing alcoholism

To understand if it is possible to drink alcohol every day, you should know that alcohol abuse for a long time leads to addiction... The process itself begins with regular drinking, when a person does not see anything reprehensible in order to drink a bottle of beer in the evening, sitting in front of the TV after work, or a glass of vodka for dinner. Usually people prefer to drink on holidays, but the number of red days of the calendar can increase, and there comes a time when you need to sound the alarm.

When exactly the disease occurs, depends on the individual characteristics of the organism. Some sleep only 20 years after the beginning of their hobby for booze, others six months will be enough. There are people at risk who already have a predisposition to the development of alcoholism. Their disease progresses very quickly. Also, women, due to the peculiarities of physiology, drink more quickly, for them daily drinking is fraught with the rapid development of the disease. Unlike men, women cannot only abuse alcohol for a long time.

Addiction starts with the fact that the patient begins to like to drink... He does this regularly, increasing the volume of alcohol consumed. In anticipation of drunkenness, a person rejoices, he is no longer averted by the smell of alcohol. At the same time, memory problems arise, and the general condition worsens. The first stage of the disease is hardly noticeable, since a person leads a normal life, he has friends, family, work.

Many people attribute the daily drinking of alcohol to its usefulness in small quantities. Yes, there is such an opinion. It is believed that wine has a beneficial effect on the body, prolongs life. Some of the arguments used by proponents of daily drinking include:

1. Alcohol relieves stress;
2. Wine can prevent heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular diseases;
3. Alcohol prevents lymphoma, kidney tumors, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and so on;
4. A drink containing ethyl alcohol can be helpful in treating colds;
5. Helps with impaired brain activity.

There is no one hundred percent guarantee that these statements are correct. It is believed that the grape wine consumed by the inhabitants of southern Europe contributes to their longevity. But this only applies quality alcoholic beverages, of which there are not so many sold in regular stores. Perhaps half a glass of wine at lunchtime can be beneficial.

In practice, drinking every day has nothing to do with alcohol prevention. People just drink for fun, and then it turns into a habit that is hard to give up.

The harmful effects of alcohol abuse

The second stage of the development of alcoholism is already noticeable both to the patient himself and to those around him. A person in this state can no longer live without drunkenness. Every day he needs to recharge with alcohol. Behavior changes, the patient becomes aggressive, is able to commit immoral acts for the sake of drinking. Against this background, diseases of various body systems develop. Binge drinking is becoming commonplace.

In this state, people usually realize that they have health problems and try to give up alcohol. But this is no longer easy to do. Breakdown begins.

All the harmful effects of alcohol abuse are already visible:

The third stage of alcoholism is the worst. A person is already getting drunk from a couple of glasses, binges last for weeks. At the same time, the patient eats little. Intoxication of the body leads to the development of various diseases. At this stage, delirium tremens may occur. Mental changes lead to the fact that the patient can no longer normally interact with other people. He feels constant pain in his body, cramps appear.

At the third stage, the patient may resort to suicide to solve his problems. He cannot cope with the disease on his own, since he is no longer able to control his actions.

What harm can certain drinks cause with everyday use?

It is believed that not every alcoholic beverage is harmful to the body. This is often due to the quality of the drinks and their strength. After all, beer usually contains only 4-6 percent of ethyl alcohol, and in vodka, cognac or whiskey - 40 percent. Accordingly, half a liter of beer every day will not bring such harm as strong alcohol. But it’s not that simple.

The effect of vodka on the body

Vodka is very popular in our countryespecially among men. A rare feast is complete without this fiery water. In small quantities, vodka cheers up, a person becomes more self-confident. However, drinking this drink every day is extremely dangerous, since vodka can cause irreparable harm to health:

Can I drink beer daily?

Beer is not considered as dangerous as vodka. At first glance, a bottle of beer does not lead to strong intoxication, there is very little alcohol in the drink. But in reality, regular consumption of beer can lead to disease and addiction.

A known side effect of drinking beer is a decrease in hormone production. In men, the figure changes, the body becomes overgrown with fat. Beer has a bad effect on potency. Due to a decrease in the amount of testosterone in the blood, a man loses interest in sex, becomes impotent.

Despite the small amount of ethyl alcohol, beer, just like vodka, can cause the onset and development of alcoholism. In this case, the patient regularly drinks several bottles of the drink, which leads to dependence. - not so rare.

On the cardiovascular system the abuse of low-alcohol drinks is also very detrimental. Beer drinkers can have heart and circulatory problems.

The negative effects of regularly drinking champagne and other wines

Champagne is considered a harmless drink. It has a small content of ethanol, they drink it to raise the mood and it cannot do harm. One or two glasses a day at first does not seem like a threat to health. However, this drink has its own characteristics that can have a bad effect on the body.

Champagne contains gases that promote the rapid absorption of ethanol into the bloodstream. As a result a person gets drunk much faster.

Those who drink champagne too often have problems with the gastrointestinal tract. If you drink wine on an empty stomach, the acidity in your stomach will increase. Due to the influence of the drink, food in the intestines begins to rot, and this is fraught with serious consequences. Because of champagne, vision and memory may deteriorate. The drink has a destructive effect on red blood cells, which supply oxygen to the body, this leads to the death of brain cells.

Regular wine in excessive quantities can also cause health problems. White wines provoke the development of dental caries, and red wines contribute to excess weight, headaches, and so on.

Calorie content of alcoholic beverages

Few people think about the fact that alcohol contributes to the development of obesity. Usually, extra pounds are explained by a plentiful snack. However, in reality many alcoholic beverages are high in calories:

As you can see from the list, stronger drinks have a higher calorie content. Therefore, after drinking 250 grams of liqueur, you can already cover your daily diet with 1000 calories. But strong alcoholic drinks in large quantities are difficult to drink, unlike wine or beer.

Low alcohol products have a low energy value, so there seems to be no danger of gaining extra pounds. But the fact of the matter is that these drinks are very easy to drink... In one evening, you can drink several liters of beer, which over time will make themselves felt in the form of body fat. Therefore, do not underestimate the dangers of drinking alcohol every day.

Conclusion

If a person consumes alcohol every day, he will have health problems. Alcoholism, obesity, perforated ulcers, pancreatitis and cirrhosis of the liver, cardiovascular diseases - this is what awaits those who drink too often. Drunkards die in fights, commit suicide. Death can come in a dream.

Life expectancy of alcoholics and just heavy drinking people are usually low. Often people die from ethanol poisoning. Alcoholics in the last stage of the disease live for about 6 years. Drinking men rarely live to retirement age.

You cannot drink alcohol every day. Too much trouble will entail taking a glass of vodka or a bottle of wine every night. To live a long life, it is necessary to give up alcoholic experiments on the body.

Attention, only TODAY!

Buddhists teach detachment, and it seems that it is about desires, but this is not the whole truth. Our "attachment" is largely due to our habits. Stereotypes of behavior (habits) - one of the fundamental mechanisms of the brain, serving the needs of the instinct of self-preservation. The once proven stereotype of behavior, realized and, on occasion, not leading to death, is remembered by the brain, by its deep structures as a "passable option", as a safe form of behavior. The rest of the possible options for behavior and actions, no matter how good they are "on paper" (as, at least, consciousness understands them), have not been tested by practice, that is, by the subconscious (which, it should be noted, by its natural primitiveness to read does not know how), - the essence of a catastrophe, because there is uncertainty, and there is nothing worse and more terrible than uncertainty.

Painful addiction is one of the most difficult phenomena we have to deal with. We cannot hope to understand it until we understand that human psychology is complex and insist on simple formulas to explain everything. - Karen Horney

A stereotypical action, a familiar situation, on the contrary, is understandable and familiar - it is nowhere better known, and therefore it is dearer to our hearts than any castles in the air and uncaught cranes, any economy is dearer! Your shirt, you know, is closer to the body, but because no matter what happens, no matter how our life changes, the rigid and bone marrow (at its base it is exactly like that - bone and rigid) with all its fibers tries to implement the old, proven stereotypes behavior. As you know, God takes care of the beloved. So our brain is waiting to the last, it is struggling to implement the previous, albeit fraught with negative consequences, behavior. Fraught, but dear, and most importantly - familiar, well-known. Habit, therefore, is the most important outpost of the instinct of self-preservation, which protects us from frightening uncertainty and potential danger.

The instinct of self-preservation is the most ancient invention of nature and therefore, apparently, it is now in the stage of deep insanity that cannot be cured. Consciousness knows that not all that glitters is gold, but for the subconscious, greedy for all sorts of pleasures, this is far from the case. If it is pleasant, it means good, and the subconscious mind, due to its limitations, is simply not able to calculate the consequences.

After the habit has formed, even if it ceases to bring once pleasant sensations, it will be supported and held by the instinct of self-preservation in all ways available to it. This is the nature of pathological addictions: a person wants not because he feels good about it, but because he can no longer want to. And this, you see, is far from the same thing. By and large, any habit can be considered an addiction.

Chapter 1. Alcoholism.

To understand how important and serious the problem of alcoholism is, it is enough to cite a few statistics. If in 1984, according to the USSR State Statistics Committee, there were 10.7 liters of pure alcohol per capita per year, then in 1998 this figure was more than 14 liters. And this despite the fact that, according to special studies, I quote - "it is possible that in 2000 almost every second bottle of vodka sold was left, but almost certainly one in three." Consequently, per capita alcohol consumption has almost doubled during this time.

The number of people who have killed themselves is much more significant than the number of those killed by others. - D. Lebbock

In the USSR, 20% of the population officially suffered from alcoholism, however, and this figure, apparently, is far from real. If alcohol consumption has doubled since then, then at least 40% of Russians suffer from alcoholism. And these 40% have non-drinking spouses, parents, children. Thus, one way or another, the overwhelming majority of our fellow citizens suffer from alcoholism. How does it feel to see that your loved one is gradually losing their human face? Not sweet. However, if the costs of alcoholism were to be exhausted by this, it would still be all right, however ...

"I don't drink, I drink!"

Alcoholics like to say that they "don't drink, they drink." An alcoholic never admits that he is ill, does not listen to his relatives, and does not believe in doctors. Therefore, such "philological delights" are just another evidence of alcoholism. Strictly speaking, if a person drinks, albeit gradually, but regularly, he is already an alcoholic. But let's not quibble, because "on holidays" is already a regular thing. When is it really time to sound the alarm? At what point does banal drinking become a disease? How to determine whether a person is alcoholic or not? Generally speaking, it is a doctor's business to make a diagnosis, but there are general signs, what they are - read carefully.

The beginning of the path is a glass, the middle is a drinking company, a light drink, a couple of glasses at lunch. The end - in prison for murder while drunk, for embezzlement, in a psychiatric hospital, in a grave from an accidental and mild illness. - Jack London

Previously, I drank 100-150 grams, was cheerful, relaxed, and now I drank 200 and in no eye - off you go! Gag reflex disappeared after a good dose - we arrived! Lost control over the amount of drinking, forgot what he was doing when he drank - an alcoholic in full form! Further - worse and much more serious. If there is a need to get drunk and drink became binge, know that the "squirrel" is not far off. The last stage of alcoholism is drunkenness after one glass, complete degradation and loss of a human face.

Now, apparently, it is necessary to clarify why alcoholism is considered by doctors as a disease. At first, alcohol consumption becomes habitual - this is the stage when it is still possible to cope with the disease. However, as a rule, the drinker skips this stage and if he realizes it, then after he underwent a systemic restructuring of the corresponding structures and functions of the body under the influence of regular alcohol intake. It looks something like this.

In order to cope with alcohol - to break down and assimilate it, a person needs a special enzyme - a kind of alcohol dehydrogenase. At first, it is produced in any normal person in certain, by no means prohibitive amounts, but if, due to alcohol abuse, this enzyme is required by the body in larger and larger quantities, then the corresponding production is modernized. The body begins by itself, regardless of need, to produce large amounts of this ill-fated enzyme.

No body can be so strong that wine cannot damage it. - Plutarch

An excess amount of the latter is not an idle thing, since the produced amount of the enzyme must be consumed, but how can this be done differently than by drinking alcohol? No way. But drinking alcohol, in turn, will cause the body to produce even more of this enzyme. This creates a vicious circle. In fact, at the second stage of alcoholism (when he drinks and does not get drunk), a person is no longer dependent on alcohol, but on his own body. That is why a person should hardly be proud that he "ate half a liter - and not in one eye", since this is the foremost evidence of his illness.

Subsequently, the enzyme that breaks down alcohol will be produced in larger and larger volumes, there will be a need to get drunk - to eliminate the excess of its own enzyme that has accumulated over 8 hours of sleep at night. Binges begin, and then delirium tremens are not far off - a condition in which the body is no longer poisoned by alcohol, but by an excess amount of its own enzyme. This leads to severe intoxication, causing hallucinations. Subjects are given the opportunity to look at a variety of non-existent devils, insects, animals, people, etc.

In parallel with all this, due to chronic alcohol poisoning, all organs and systems of the body begin to fail. First of all, the liver suffers, which is engaged in saving the body from toxins, as well as the brain, which suffers the most difficult tests. A person begins to sink, his interests are narrowed to a single question: with whom to drink, when it will be already possible to drink, where to get money, etc. Yes, he does not drink, he drinks, God forgive me ...

Alcohol preserves the soul and mind of a drunkard just as it preserves anatomical preparations. - L. N. Tolstoy

Poisonous medicine.

"Russian hunting", "Russian fishing", "Russian bath", God knows what Russian cannot do without alcoholic beverages. "Russian vodka, black bread, herring" is our cross. They say that in Russia they drank, they drink and they will always drink. It’s not true, we’ve already finished! By the most conservative estimates, in 70% of accidents, of which there are more than enough now, alcohol is the culprit. Yes, in Russia they always drank, but why are there more alcoholics now? This is not an idle question. The trouble, as you know, does not come alone. "Perestroika" broke out in our country, abrupt changes, everything collapsed, there is nothing to believe in and no one to believe in, life has been lived in vain. In short, the stress for the human psyche is extraordinary!

And this stress can manifest itself in different ways, but, be that as it may, there is little pleasant in it. There is internal tension, anxiety, mood decreases, sleep is disturbed - a lot of different things. It is bad for a person, he needs to be treated, but instead of going and frankly "surrendering to the psychotherapist," he grabs the bottle. Alcohol in small doses does provide "psychotherapeutic" help, but this shirt has its own inside out.

The first bowl belongs to thirst, the second to fun, the third to pleasure, and the fourth to madness. - Anacharsis

If a person drinks from a good mood, then the likelihood of alcoholism is relatively low. But if he drinks to relax, to get rid of anxiety, to raise his mood - that's another matter, alcoholism is not far off! In the brain, a kind of connection is formed between the "reception on the chest" and a good mood. A person begins to need alcohol, like a cancer patient needs painkillers. Addiction arises instantly, and the disease progresses rapidly.

Alcohol causes much more grief than joy to all of humanity, although it is consumed for the sake of joy. How many talented and strong people have died and are dying because of him. - I. P. Pavlov

As an anti-anxiety drug, alcohol exerts its effect even when taken in relatively small amounts, so both women and very young people begin to resort to it, believing that one or another bottle of beer or a can of gin and tonic is not scary. Indeed, it would not be scary, if it were not for one circumstance: they drink in order to "relax", "calm down", "to feel like a normal person." That is, for the sake of positive sensations, which are the most powerful fixer of the habit of those actions that lead to these sensations.

Sadness can be removed by any means other than drunkenness. - S. Johnson

When the habit is formed, then it’s a matter of time, and not much. In my clinical practice, more and more often there are women and very young people (22 - 25 years old) suffering from real, extensive alcoholism, which developed in just 2 - 4 years against the background of relatively small but regularly consumed doses of alcohol.

In principle, it is possible to drink quite regularly, in small quantities, for, say, 30 years, and thus enlist only the so-called "domestic drunkenness". But in our conditions of chronic stress, when all without exception suffer from neurotic disorders, it is not necessary to count on the fact that you will become just a “household drunkard”. Before you can blink an eye, you are already an alcoholic.

Alcoholics are socially dangerous!

It would be wrong to think that alcoholism is when a person just drinks. Alcoholism is, first of all, addiction, which means that alcohol for an alcoholic is more valuable than the life and quality of life of other people, even if these people are not indifferent to him. A sick person is sick because he understands everything with his head, but he cannot do anything with himself. You will have to choose - he will sacrifice both your feelings and your material means, he will sacrifice all this to his painful attraction.

In addition, alcoholism often occurs with a wide variety of additional symptoms. For example, with pathological intoxication, during which, as people say, this alcoholic knows well, he becomes not like himself, it is as if he is being replaced. Aggressiveness, anger, desire to go somewhere, sort things out. To endure all this, of course, is not easy. From a person who is in a state of pathological intoxication, one can hear such things that later one recollection of such "flights of thought" of a dear beloved relative can plunge his loved ones into real depression.

Do you know what this man drinks from a glass trembling in his hand, which is shaking from drunkenness? He drinks tears, blood, the life of his wife and his children. - F. Lamennais

However, outbursts of aggression in alcoholics can occur even in the absence of pathological intoxication. They vent their irritation at the first comer, and most often these are those who live with him on the same square meters. As a result, alcoholics themselves find themselves in a desperate situation, and children and wives are afraid of them, and fathers and husbands hate them. This makes you want to become alcoholic even more, and the vicious circle is closed. Life in the family of an alcoholic turns into an absolute hell, where there is not only emotional support and understanding, but also banal respect, attention and intimate relationships between spouses.

You see, what's the matter ... On the one hand, alcoholism is a social disease, one might even say - "a family matter", on the other hand, they do not seek the truth in wine from a good life. Of course, each person should cope with their problems without alcohol, but if we consider ourselves "close", then we can hardly follow the rule: the rescue of drowning people is the work of the drowning people themselves. Of course, we are not talking about encouraging an alcoholic, on the contrary, he should feel with all the fibers of his soul and realize that, being alcoholized, he is at great risk - he risks being left alone, he risks meeting coldness and alienation.

However, all these measures are good only under the simple condition that the opposite actions are also carried out: the relatives show an understanding of the true reasons for the alcoholization of their loved one and he is assisted in ensuring that these reasons are eliminated or, at least, minimized. But often we wake up when drinking Borjomi, to put it mildly, is already too late, when the problem has finally and irrevocably reached a dead end.

One often hears from alcoholics: "Well, yes, my wife doesn't like it, but what is it to me? Nothing for me." This is the biggest misconception! An alcoholic, of course, does not brighten up the life of others, but what he does with his own is generally a disaster.

Sobriety puts firewood in the stove, meat in a saucepan, bread on the table, credit for the state, money in the wallet, strength in the body, clothes on the back, mind in the head, contentment in the family. - Benjamin Franklin

Firstly, alcoholics are 2 times more likely than ordinary people to get sick and die earlier than others (this is statistics!).

Secondly, their life is poor, like a church mouse, since all the interests of an alcoholic are reduced to alcohol, he speaks and jokes only on this completely unfunny topic.

Thirdly, it is more difficult for an alcoholic to work, and all that he earns goes down the drain - this is fourthly.

Fifth, the personal life of alcoholics is continuous family squabbles, flavored with male impotence and the most terrible sight - female alcoholism.

Sixth, alcoholics do not have to rely on their children, as well as on themselves - this is seventh. But, as they say, there is one answer for seven troubles: you have to tie it up!

According to the famous formula, demand creates supply. However, the "offer" does not necessarily guarantee the result. Dozens of different remedies and methods for treating alcoholism are now advertised. They promise truly fantastic results: a few drops of a wonderful homeopathic remedy (apparently mixed into a glass of vodka) - and the People's Artist of the USSR forever got rid of his addiction to alcohol. Or another way: a certain candidate of sciences who knows what promises several magical sessions of excitement of some unknown "reserves of the body", and "you will not depend on alcohol." All this, to put it mildly, is not true.

There is no tyrant more terrible than habit, and as long as a person does not resist its commands, he cannot be free. - K. Bowie

Getting rid of an addiction to alcohol is probably the most courageous act that only a person is capable of, because it costs a lot of work. There are no miraculous cures for alcohol cravings and cannot be. Alcoholism is not just a disease, but a "way of life" which, as it is not difficult to guess, cannot be changed by chemistry. When you are promised that after deep drunkenness you can somehow contrive "not to drink much", you are frankly misled. An alcoholic can only stop drinking, but he remains an alcoholic forever. If it fails, then everything will start over again. This disease knows no compromises.

When it comes to alcohol, we often hear about the dangers of drunkenness - and this is true, as regrettable as it sounds. However, everything is fine in moderation, and even alcohol in moderation, according to scientists, can benefit your health.

So, we read and rejoice at what miracles one glass of our favorite alcoholic drink per day does to our body:

Reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease

One glass of beer or wine every day can reduce the risk of heart disease by 20%, according to a study by the University of Oxford. Moderate doses of alcohol increase your good HDL cholesterol, which provides more protection for your heart and blood vessels.

Fights cancer

While excessive alcohol consumption can have the opposite effect, a glass of red wine or dark beer a day can lower your risk of cancer, according to a study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology and Phytochemistry. Both wine and beer contain antioxidants that help fight carcinogens and reduce stress damage.

Can prolong life

A study published in the American Journal of Health found that moderate drinkers actually live longer than abstainers. This may be because of the many health benefits of alcohol, or because people who drink are often happier than those who do not drink at all, according to TIME magazine.

May strengthen the immune system

One glass of your favorite drink a day can actually help protect you from colds, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. Wine is a favorite here as it contains high levels of antioxidants that help boost your body's immune response.

May prevent dementia

Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a 50 percent reduction in the risk of cognitive impairment, such as Alzheimer's disease, according to an article published by the Alzheimer's Cure Development Foundation. This effect was observed from the use of any alcoholic beverages, but again the winner was red wine due to the high level of antioxidants.

May strengthen bone density

Beers, especially pale malts, which are high in dietary silicon, can help increase your bone density. Silicon is an active substance that helps fight osteoporosis and build bone mass.

May prevent diabetes

Along with proper nutrition and exercise, a glass of beer a day can reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes by 30%, according to the American Diabetes Association.

When it comes to alcohol, moderation is key. Drinking more than the recommended amount of alcohol can quickly turn it into poison. However, now you can relax and enjoy a glass of your favorite drink in the evening knowing that it is good for your health.

Collapse

At the end of a hard day's work, you want to relax with a glass of wine or a can of beer. It would seem, what will happen if you drink alcohol every day "for pleasure"?

The so-called "evening alcoholism" does not cause open disapproval of the society. At first glance, nothing bad happens: there is no instant withdrawal syndrome from a glass of vodka. But the frequent use of alcohol affects the human body, regardless of the "elite" drinks. Young, successful people of 25-40 years old, buying expensive cognac, do not even notice the last link in the alcohol chain standing in the same queue with them - an unshaven haggard man in crumpled clothes. If you hint that this is your possible future, they will surely be offended. However, if a person drinks alcohol every day, then soon they will have to pay not only with money, but with health, family ties, and position in society.

The insidiousness of ethyl alcohol

The amount of alcohol consumed in terms of pure alcohol should not be more than 5 ml / day (women) and 10 ml / day (men). It is best to divide it up into several tricks. That is, 25 ml of strong drink, 100 ml of wine, 250 ml of 3-4% beer drunk at the festive table will not bring destructive harm to a woman's body (for men, the amount doubles). However, the frequency of use of even such "harmless" doses makes them dangerous.

The destruction of the body begins gradually. It directly depends on age, health, weight, hereditary predisposition. With an unfavorable coincidence of these factors, the first stage of alcoholism can occur in six months or a year. And a person who abuses alcoholic beverages will live the rest of his life in alcoholic dope.

Psychic changes

Since the daily use of alcohol is aimed at the rapid achievement of a psychotropic effect ("relaxation"), psychological dependence occurs first. After a week, a person gets used to relieve stress in this way, without a break for sobering up, and after a year he forgets that it could be different.

The main symptoms of what is happening in the body:

• Insomnia. Despite the strong hypnotic effect of ethanol, healthy sleep phases are disrupted under its influence. Sleep becomes either narcotic-deep, or vice versa - short, restless. Subsequently, a person has to consume alcohol only to fall asleep.
• Nervousness and irritability. The constant presence of alcohol in the blood causes oxygen starvation of the brain. Together with sleep disturbances, this leads to fatigue, which provokes an earlier intake of alcohol. This is how a “vicious circle” is formed.
• Lowering the criticality threshold. A person begins to react sharply to comments (“Yes, I drink constantly, but what's so terrible about that?”), Constantly finds new reasons to drink.
• Search for a reason. Gradually, festive feasts and small doses are replaced by plentiful drinks at the TV every evening. The patient is ready to blame the whole world in order to have a formal reason to take another dose.
• Growing aggressiveness. It is in the first and second stages of alcoholism that the majority of domestic crimes occur. Imaginary courage makes you seek adventure, the case often ends in fights.

Physiological changes

The consequences of long-term alcohol intake are irreversible disorders in the body.

• Change in blood composition. Literally a few hours later, glucose levels decrease, thrombus formation increases, and blood circulation worsens.
• Avitaminosis. Against the background of general intoxication, the lack of vitamins seems to be a small problem. However, gradually it leads to hair loss, destruction of dental tissue, indigestion, and decreased immunity. Perhaps the development of anemia, early dementia, acute clinical depression.
• Aging effect. The classic signs of an alcoholic are swelling of the face, vascular "stars" on the cheeks, pale or purple-cyanotic skin. The person looks 10-15 years older than the passport age. Women's appearance is changing especially rapidly.
• Destruction of nerve cells and tissues of internal organs. Absorbed through the esophagus, ethanol is carried with the blood to every cell of the body, gradually affecting the liver, kidneys, stomach, and brain.

Big belly and thin legs - all the "delights" of beer alcoholism

Beer is one of the most insidious drinks. Stores offer a wide selection of a wide variety of varieties, commercials urge to "cool off". Initially low psychological alertness, which is triggered by strong alcohol, leads to an increase in domestic beer alcoholism.

Unlike vodka, beer has a lower calorie content, is easier to tolerate, and has a mild hangover syndrome. However, if you drink it daily, the effects will be the same.

The elements that beer contains affect the production of hormones. In men with beer addiction, breasts grow, fat is deposited on the stomach and sides, the timbre of the voice becomes higher, impotence develops. If a woman drinks a lot of beer, she acquires masculine features: the voice becomes coarse, antennae begin to grow above the upper lip, the figure becomes stocky, masculine.

Beer alcoholism gradually destroys the hormonal system. Infertility, tumors of the thyroid gland, a sick pancreas - this is just a small list of problems from the abuse of foamy drinks.

But beer has the most damaging effect on the heart. In people who periodically drink up to 3-5 liters of beer a day, the volume of the heart muscle increases several times. The so-called "bovine heart" effect occurs, which doctors call cardiomegaly. Muscle tissue gradually degenerates, shortness of breath appears, heart rhythm is disturbed. In the future, the "bull heart" threatens with serious complications.

It is important to remember that small doses of ethanol in beer lead to the formation of alcohol dependence. Only it is much more difficult to track it down.

Is the truth in wine?

Speaking about the relative usefulness of wine, doctors mean drinks that are products of fermentation of grapes, with a strength of no more than 13%. A glass of dry wine a week will not do any tangible harm.

However, excessive infatuation with it has the same sad consequences that occur when drinking alcohol. Wine causes the destruction of the limbic system of the brain, which is responsible for memories and emotions. Wine abuse leads to memory loss, dementia, premature dementia and impaired consciousness.

Red wine is contraindicated for migraines, high blood pressure, diabetes, gastritis. White wine has a negative effect on the pancreas and nerve cells in the brain.

Dessert wines are high in calories, the combination of sugar and preservatives exacerbates the negative properties of ethanol.

Champagne wines, due to the saturation with carbon dioxide, accelerate the absorption of alcohol into the blood. How much can a person drink at a festive table so as not to get drunk from champagne? Literally one glass. Further, the individual reaction can be unpredictable.

Alcohol and chemistry

Can I drink low-alcohol drinks in parallel with taking medication? The medical answer will be categorical: no!

Even "harmless" antipyretics like aspirin and paracetamol, when combined with ethanol exposure, can cause sudden stomach bleeding or anaphylactic shock.

When treating, it is worth giving up even small doses of alcohol in the evenings. Ethanol increases the resistance of pathogenic bacteria to antibiotics, increases the side effects of many drugs. Moreover, the disease itself is a contraindication.

You should not experimentally find out what will happen if you drink alcohol along with taking medication. There is a high probability of complications, up to deadly ones.

Memo for the environment

It is worth worrying if:

• your loved one drinks more alcohol every day (including low-alcohol drinks);
• became irritable, nervous;
• he has symptoms of intoxication (hangover syndrome);
• complains of depression, insomnia, nightmares;
• no holiday in the house goes by without alcohol.

When the first symptoms appear, it is important to convey to the person the need for treatment. However, you cannot talk to an alcoholic when he is under the influence of intoxicating drinks or suffers from a hangover. Choose a convenient moment, do not insist, speak calmly, softly. Get professional help if necessary.

Remember: if one of the spouses drinks alcohol, there is a danger of the other spouse becoming addicted.

Every person knows, but not everyone is able to fight this destructive habit. It is not for nothing that some children ask the global question of what to do if dad drinks every day. For a family, it is a real tragedy if the husband drinks, since from now on she is considered a socially disadvantaged unit of society, is under the close control of social services. The prospect is not the most reassuring, therefore, solving the problem of male alcoholism is required at the family level.

Health implications

If a man drinks every day, his life expectancy is almost halved. In addition, he will have to face serious health problems that are fraught with chronic diagnoses, disability, and early death. Alcohol is an explosive mixture of toxic substances that have a destructive effect on the liver and brain. Vital organs are gradually atrophied, and extensive foci of necrosis first spoil the appearance of a person, then reduce working capacity, and then completely provoke disability with the risk of death.

If the father drinks in the family, it is possible that children are born with serious illnesses. At first, he discreetly enters the store for another portion of alcohol, and after not a day he does not pass by this store. A drunken dad is a moral trauma for existing children and a latent threat to future offspring. The problem is not only social, but also physiological in nature, since gene mutations, chromosomal abnormalities and congenital diseases are not excluded in the prenatal period. To admit: "I drink" is not capable of every representative of the stronger sex, considering at least on a subconscious level such a bad habit as his greatest weakness.

When the father drinks at home, all household members must be mentally prepared for the following diseases of the male body:

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• one of the forms of hepatitis (most often toxic);
• cirrhosis of the liver;
• oncological diseases;
• mental disorders, panic attacks;
• heart failure;
• fatty degeneration of the liver;
• paralysis of limbs, body parts;
• alcohol syndrome;
• diagnosed infertility;
• hormonal imbalance;
• epilepsy.

If a man drinks daily, doctors also remind of the risks of delirium tremens, systematic alcohol psychosis, withdrawal symptoms, visual and auditory hallucinations, autonomic disorders, and affective behavior. A person can get rid of such an addiction, but first of all he must admit to himself: "I drink." Ethyl alcohol negatively affects reproductive function, potency gradually decreases, therefore conflicts and scandals for family life are provided.

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Trauma for family and children

Marital discord is a consequence of male alcoholism. The man no longer finds a common language with the household, and they, in turn, very soon lose their last drops of respect for him.

One can only imagine how much valuable, important and useful a person loses in life if he starts drinking vodka every day. Such a man is a worthless husband and a disgusting parent, and there is no need to talk about respect for a once loving family. It's time to figure out how many problems an alcoholic can face, how you can get rid of them, and is it real at all? He is not lost yet, but he is already too close to the abyss.

Insignificance in your own family. If the father drinks, the growing children suffer first of all, and child abuse is possible in the family. Alcohol disrupts mental activity, a person will degrade, his inner fears and self-doubt are activated. He more and more often goes to the store, spends money on alcohol, returns home in an inadequate state. Alcohol will sink him to the very bottom, and worst of all: these fatal changes most often occur in front of children. No woman needs such a husband, so she prefers to end her once romantic relationship and raise children herself in a healthy, adequate environment. A drunk person unexpectedly finds himself on the sidelines of life, on the verge of falling into the abyss.

Family discord. The consequences of male alcoholism for the family are the most irreversible, and it doesn't matter what he drinks - vodka, wine, beer or cognac. The man does not find a common language with the household, and they, in turn, very soon lose the last drops of respect for him. So you can lose your family and children, and spend the rest of your life in splendid isolation, visiting a store to buy alcoholic beverages. If he admits: “I drink,” he has every chance to return to his daily life soon. Awareness of your own mistakes directly affects your future destiny, so it is important not to miss this momentous moment for yourself, to finally leave trips to the store.

Trouble in the lives of children. If a person drinks vodka every day, his children and wife are embarrassed. The younger generation will never be considered a role model, and the once loving spouse will be the first to refuse to live together. The consequences of first secret, and then explicit trips to the store are obvious, so you can not count on the help and participation of family and friends. When the father drinks, the children avoid him, are embarrassed to show them to their peers and rarely invite friends home. Alcohol turns a man into an addict who strives for a new dose every day. Children have no place in his life, and they are not at all interested in such a degraded parent.

Bad example is contagious. If a person continues to drink vodka day after day, sooner or later he will start sending his growing children to the store for a new dose. Such an example is dangerous for adolescents, since they may also be interested in what alcohol is, and how exactly it affects the state of the body. Children's alcoholism is a scourge of our time, moreover, it is very difficult to bring a student out of this state, how much time and effort is spent on providing qualified assistance. That is why an adult should seriously think about what kind of example he sets for children, what can be expected in the future from the younger generation. Admitting "I drink" and not going to the store every day is the first step towards early healing.

Family help to alcoholic

If the wife threatens to divorce, the drinking husband may get scared and push this addiction into the background.

If a person admits that there is a large amount of alcohol in his life, this is the first step not to drink. It is very difficult to cope with the problem on your own, especially since there are plenty of shops such as a store in every city. Here you can use the help of a family who also suffered greatly from male alcoholism. “I drink and get drunk” is the first phrase on the way to the desired healing.

When a husband systematically abuses alcohol, but does not do it every day, it is still too early to contact Alcoholics Anonymous. First, the family must try to wean him off drinking, using a proven method of motivation. He must understand that alcohol is a poison, control his desires as much as it takes to completely recover from addiction. A self-sufficient person is able to achieve this result, however, moments of weakness during home treatment will still appear from time to time.

If the wife threatens to divorce, the drinking husband will be frightened and push this addiction into the background. He will try to keep his family together, and for this he will not drink any more every day. It's a good start, however, you need to keep the desired result, forget about visits to the store forever. As practice shows, this method works only if the husband, on a subconscious level, still values \u200b\u200bhis family, loves his wife and hopes to maintain good relations with her. If a person renounced his household and chose alcohol, the departure of his wife and children, alas, no longer stimulates him. He will never admit: “I drink,” so there can be no question of recovery.

Some men can be brought out of the binge by the strongest fear, for example, if, after a long feast, their general health suddenly deteriorates. He begins to fear the consequences, mentally promises himself not to drink any more. How many cases are known when a husband becomes a teetotaler after a serious illness, the main thing is that a woman must turn the situation out in her interests, you can even scare him. The desire to drink and visit the store after such an attack will remain in the distant past, and the once drunken husband will return to the family and take his head. You can even call an ambulance so that he is generally afraid for his life and afraid to take even a drop of vodka in his mouth.

If all these actions do not help, and alcohol completely displaces real life, you need to seek qualified help from specialists. The husband does not admit: “I drink,” but the doctors will contribute to his speedy recovery by conservative methods with preliminary hospitalization. You don't have to worry about his health, he will definitely recover, however, the treatment takes a lot of effort, money and time. Alcohol is removed from the blood for a long time, and the patient is under the systems all this time. But according to the results, this will be an exemplary husband, who during any meal will openly say: "I do not drink."

A woman will have to constantly monitor her unreliable spouse, since there are enough such stores in every city. She will also have to say the control phrase: “I don’t drink” and not tempt her faithful at a common table. Treatment for alcoholism is a family matter, since a drinking husband cannot cope with this ailment on his own. It only remains to add that when such a problem arises in the family, moral support should be felt, since the phrase “I don't drink anymore” is not enough to overcome this terrible addiction.