Ask Yourself....If you're a woman, do you ever have four or more drinks with alcohol in it in one day?
Do you ever need a drink/alcohol to get you started in the morning?
Do you feel guilty about your drinking?
Are you annoyed when other people comment on or criticize your drinking habits?
( If you said YES to any one of these questions.. you may need HELP)
People drink to socialize, celebrate, and relax. Alcohol often has a strong effect on people and people struggle to understand and manage alcohol’s power.
This website is designed to help you better understand Alcoholism by getting to know all of the dangers among it and hopefully give you some useful information to better your managment plan.
Learner objectives:- Learner will be able to identify the 4 out of the 7 body systems alcoholism effects.
- Learner will be able to identify what a standard drink is.
- Learner will name atleast two treatment methods used for alcoholism.
Alcoholism Is when you have signs of physical addiction to alcohol and you continue to drink, despite problems with your physical health, your mental health, and your social, family, or job responsibilities. Alcohol may also control your life and relationships.
Symptoms of alcoholism include:
- Craving a drink
- Unable to stop or limit drinking
- Needing greater amounts of alcohol to feel the same effect
- Giving up activities in order to drink or recover from alcohol
- Drinking that continues even when it causes or worsens health problems
- Wanting to stop or reduce drinking, but not being able
- Withdrawal symptoms if alcohol is stopped include:
- Nausea
- Sweating
- Shaking
- Anxiety
- Increased blood pressure
- Seizures ( also called Delirium Tremens [DTs])
