I’m sick and tired of hearing people complain about Thursday Night Football. ‘the games aren’t competitive’ ‘the matchups are terrible’ ‘I can’t watch Thursday night because Grey’s Anatomy is on’ If you have ever said any of the previous phrases I invite you to move to Russia, no Thursday night football in Russia. Now this week there are no college Thursday games which is incredibly sad that college football is almost over but good news is we have a great matchup of 10-1 Dallas vs. 6-5 Minnesota Here’s how this is going to work, I am going to give my reasoning first then make a pick at the end for who is going to COVER. My...
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We are facing a problem of alcohol abuse, harmful use or consumption risk when the substance is causing damage to health, both physically and mentally, either because the person leaves his personal obligations, consume at risk, it carries legal or problems that continue to drink despite negative consequences. We speak of a serious disorder consumption of alcohol, or what is commonly understood as alcoholism, when alcohol intake becomes the main lynchpin other vital areas of the person (social, work, family). Clinical features of alcoholism The use made of psychoactive substances in general, and alcohol, in particular, will be crucial to accurately assess the severity of the addiction....
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Anyone who has survived alcohol dependency or lived with someone who has, understands the enormous disruption an addiction causes within the family. A person’s health and mental state are affected, their livelihoods, and breakdowns in relationships are common when someone is dealing with alcohol abuse. In the latter part of the 1930s, alcohol’s impact on these four factors of physical health, mental health, social contribution, and relationships, were carefully examined by American physician E.M. Jellinek. By the 1950s, Jellinek’s pioneering studies helped redefine alcohol, not as a choice, but as a disease recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Jellinek said alcoholism required...
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Alcohol Might be Causing Your Bathroom Misery Anyone’s who had a urinary tract infection (UTI) knows that it’s irritating at best and extremely painful at worst. While dehydration and bacterial infections are two common culprits, you might be surprised to learn that frequent alcohol consumption can also cause UTIs. Combined with the fact that drinking makes you urinate more often, you’ve got all the ingredients for a pretty miserable situation. Urinary Tract and Alcohol A study published last November in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research analyzed alcohol consumption data from 9,712 men ages 30 and older. After a comprehensive health evaluation, each...
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Causes of Alcoholism-Addiction-Drug AbuseAlcoholism develops slowly over a patient...
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Scientists May Have Discovered The Cause Of AlcoholismTrending News: Would You Take A Pill That Made You Never Want To Drink Again?Why Is This Important?Because drinking can go from fun to dangerous in a hurry.Long Story ShortScientists have discovered that a previously ignored enzyme plays a role in the addiction and reward centers of the brain. In the future, a drug that restores this enzyme may be used to counter addictions like alcoholism.Long StorySome 18 million Americans are alcoholics, and the path to addiction is a clear one. People don...
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Families facing an addiction often become freelance detectives, inspecting the clues left behind by the substance abuse and trying to develop a narrative that encapsulates the problem. Often, families spend a significant amount of time wrestling with the concept of origin. Specifically, families often want to know if the problems they...
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Alcoholism and the nurture-vs.-nature debate have been ever intertwined. Are environmental factors a primary cause, or does DNA play a deciding role? In fact, studies conducted over the past few decades suggest a combination of genetics and environment may be to blame for heightened alcoholism risks.Inherited Alcohol TendenciesAccording to the American Academy of Child...
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Questions about Alcoholism "This compulsive nature of an alcoholic's reaction to alcohol is marked by the dynamic that once the substance is introduced to an alcoholic's body it can set off a craving for more. That means that once in a while, once a week/month/whatever, an alcoholic starts drinking with the intention of having two beers and ends up drinking themselves into passing out. This is a form of Russian Roulette that an alcoholic plays. They may be able to control their drinking 90 % of the time, but they can never be sure when that compulsive craving will take control - when that happens they are liable to wake up in strange places not having any idea what happened or how they got...
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Causes of Alcoholism Knowing the causes of alcoholism, it is easier to find a way out of the maze.At the time, there was actively activated a theme: “...
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