Alcohol addiction: what is it and how to avoid it

Now the treatment of alcohol-dependent people has become not only a problem of an individual and his family, but also a problem of national importance. 31% of divorces are initiated by women due to alcoholism of the spouse and the subsequent scandal.

In addition, alcoholism is one of the main reasons for the high crime rate in the country, the reason for a large number of accidents when a drunk driver at the wheel becomes the culprit of the tragedy.

Alcohol undoubtedly harms human health: its consumption leads to the development of somatic and psychological diseases, worsening the already sad picture of mortality. Accidents and injuries happen much more often to people who drink alcohol. In addition, alcoholics have low working capacity, labor discipline suffers greatly.

Alcohol dependence occurs when the control of alcohol consumption is lost and signs of chemical dependence are detected – first mental, and then biological. In the development of the disease, about 60% is played by the genotype, the so-called gene of alcohol dependence, which works with systematic use, 25% is the influence of the social environment (living in a sober way has a 5 times lower chance of getting alcoholism).

Any disease, including alcoholism, can be avoided with the help of prevention. The most correct and effective option for the prevention of alcoholism is the anti-alcohol education of adolescents. It is necessary to familiarize the younger generation with the effect of alcohol in any doses on the human body, to talk about the danger of the formation of alcoholism as a disease.

It is necessary to instill an aversion to its use from early childhood, while carrying out work not only in schools with schoolchildren, but starting to explain all the harm of alcoholism to parents. Today, many consider the problem of alcoholism to be secondary and less dangerous compared to the problem of drug addiction, although, in fact, these are kind of synonyms, so it is necessary to solve these problems simultaneously.

Remember! If you are undergoing treatment with medications, completely refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages! Some drugs are absolutely not combined with alcohol. This can cause severe intoxication of the body, and the result of such incompatibility can be fatal.

Chief freelance specialist narcologist health Department of the Lipetsk region
Korostin Mikhail Ivanovich.