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BASIC FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL

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A lcohol is in the class of depressants. Depressants are substances that inhibit the function of the central nervous system (CNS) by decreasing its activity. Alcohol is a byproduct of an organic compound characterized by carbon chains linked to hydroxyl ions. Ethanol is the main psychoactive component in all alcoholic beverages e.g. beer, whisky, and wine, it is very small in size in comparison with the other molecules with which it interacts within the human body. Which is more harmful, Beer or Wine?                     The majority of people’s opinion is that drinking beer has more serious negative health consequences than wine and will shun beer as a harmful alcoholic drink but readily embrace wine as a safer drink . Contrary to this popular belief, wine has a higher alcohol content as compared to beer. Sprits and whisky have the highest level of alcohol content because, while beer and wine...
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UNDERSTANDING ADDICTION

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      Image by MK Studio R epeated and destructive episodes of drunkenness are conceptualized as a chronic, relapsing disease. Addiction is a chronic primary progressive disease and a person addicted to alcohol/drugs should be regarded as a sick person, just as one who is suffering from tuberculosis, cancer, heart disease, or other serious chronic disorders. In today’s world, there is a growing recognition that managing severe and persistent alcohol and other drugs problems through single or serial episodes of acute treatment is clinically ineffective and constitutes poor stewardship of individual, family, and community resources. Research conducted at the University of California's Drug Abuse Research Center underscores several key points:     A single, acute intervention rarely has sufficient effect to initiate a stable and enduring recovery in those with severe and persistent alcohol and other drug problems. Multiple episodes of treatment ...
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