January 4, 2009
- Alcoholism Common and Serious
Did you know that alcoholism is a common and deadly disease? Physicians have begun to associate cancers with alcoholism. They also see many examples of diseases related to alcoholism including alcohol-related cirrhosis, cardiomyopathy, gastrointestinal bleeding and pancreatitis. There are even those that suffer the consequences of alcoholism without even putting alcohol to their lips. These include the innocents that suffer from fetal alcohol syndrome, a leading cause of mental retardation. Other serious consequences of alcoholism include the traffic accidents that drinking and driving cause, depression and dementia suffered by those with the disease, suicide, and homicide linked to alcoholism and the risk to children of alcoholic parents that they too might suffer someday the same illness
January 3, 2009
- Alcoholism, It Is A Disease
Do you have someone you know that refuses to admit they have a drinking problem but have all the indicators say that alcohol is the root of the major problems in their life? Do they have egular or constant cravings for alcohol? Are they unable to limit or stop the amount of alcohol they consume? These are both red flags that this person may be suffering from a disease called alcoholism. It is a disease that is chronic in nature. It is one that can have severe health, financial and relationship consequences.
