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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. ALCOHOLISM - AN OVERVIEW .................................................................................... 7
2. IS ALCOHOLISM A DISEASE OR A VICE? ................................................................ 10
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY OF ALCOHOLISM ............................................................ 10
ONE VIEW; ‘ALCOHOLISM IS A DISEASE’.................................................................. 11
THE OTHER VIEW; ‘ALCOHOLISM IS NOT A DISEASE, BUT A VICE’................... 11
3. WHAT IS ALCOHOLISM? .............................................................................................. 13
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse - Are they different?....................................................... 14
CAUSES OF ALCOHOLISM ............................................................................................. 14
CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOLISM ............................................................................. 14
Physical consequences .................................................................................................... 15
Social Consequences ....................................................................................................... 16
4. STAGES OF ALCOHOLISM ........................................................................................... 17
FIRST STAGE..................................................................................................................... 17
Symptoms......................................................................................................................... 17
SECOND STAGE................................................................................................................ 18
Symptoms......................................................................................................................... 18
THIRD STAGE.................................................................................................................... 19
Symptoms......................................................................................................................... 19
FOURTH STAGE................................................................................................................ 19
Symptoms......................................................................................................................... 20
5. HOW ALCOHOLISM AFFECTS YOUR BODY ........................................................... 21
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM............................................................................................ 21
Short-term Effects............................................................................................................ 22
Long-term Effects ............................................................................................................ 22
Effects on Your Nervous System ...................................................................................... 23
LIVER.................................................................................................................................. 24
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GASTRO-INTESTINAL SYSTEM .................................................................................... 24
BLOOD................................................................................................................................ 24
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM............................................................................................... 25
HEART AND CIRCULATORY SYSTEM......................................................................... 25
6. WARNING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOLISM ........................................ 26
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOLISM ................................................................ 27
7. COMMON CAUSES OF ALCOHOLISM ....................................................................... 29
8. ALCOHOLISM RELATED TO STRESS........................................................................ 32
HOW YOUR BODY RESPONDS TO STRESS................................................................. 32
IS STRESS HARMFUL?..................................................................................................... 33
Does Stress Always Lead to Drinking Problems and Alcoholism? ................................. 33
Does Drinking Relieve or Induce Stress.......................................................................... 35
9. IS THERE A CURE FOR ALCOHOLISM? ................................................................... 36
WHY DO PEOPLE ABUSE ALCOHOL? .......................................................................... 37
Can You Bring Back an Alcoholic or Cure Their Habit?................................................ 38
10. MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ALCOHOLISM................................... 39
11. ALCOHOLISM AND YOUR BRAIN ............................................................................ 42
HOW DOES ALCOHOL CAUSE INTOXICATION? ....................................................... 43
How the brain is affected................................................................................................. 43
12. ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME.................................................................. 45
WHAT IS ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME? ................................................... 45
Your Doctor can Help You .............................................................................................. 45
How Your Doctor can Help Your Withdrawal ................................................................ 46
How can my family and friends contribute to withdrawal process? ............................... 46
13. ALCOHOLISM IS A FAMILY CRISIS......................................................................... 47
PARENTAL ALCOHOLISM.............................................................................................. 47
THE SPOUSE OF AN ALCOHOLIC ................................................................................. 48
ALCOHOLISM IN PREGNANT WOMEN........................................................................ 49
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14. WOMEN ALCOHOLICS FACE GREATER HEALTH RISKS THAN MEN .......... 50
15. ALCOHOLISM IN THE ELDERLY.............................................................................. 53
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM............................................................................................ 53
SIGNS OF ALCOHOLISM IN ELDERLY PEOPLE ......................................................... 54
HOW TO SUPPORT ELDERLY ALCOHOLICS TO RECOVERY ................................. 55
16. EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM IN TEENS.................................................................... 56
SIGNS OF ALCOHOLISM IN TEENAGERS.................................................................... 56
CAUSES OF ALCOHOLISM IN TEENAGERS................................................................ 57
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOLISM ON TEENAGERS ............................................................. 58
TREATING OR COMBATING ALCOHOLISM IN TEENAGERS.................................. 59
17. PREVENTING ALCOHOLISM THROUGH EDUCATION ...................................... 60
WHERE TO START ........................................................................................................... 60
18. ALCOHOLISM DIET PLAN .......................................................................................... 62
Educational Support........................................................................................................ 64
19. MOTIVATION AS PART OF SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT.................................... 65
YOUR STAGES OF MOTIVATION.................................................................................. 65
Motivational Sources....................................................................................................... 66
How to Apply Your Motivational Treatment Programs .................................................. 67
20. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLING YOUR WEIGHT................................................. 68
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON BODY WEIGHT ............................................................... 68
21. TWENTY-ONE TIPS FOR COPING WITH ALCOHOLISM.................................... 69
22. HOW DO I HELP MY ALCOHOLIC HUSBAND? ..................................................... 72
23. DIAGNOSING PROBLEM DRINKING AND ALCOHOLISM ................................. 75
24. UNDERSTANDING LAB TESTS FOR ALCOHOLISM............................................. 78
PATHOLOGICAL TESTS .................................................................................................. 79
Liver Biopsy..................................................................................................................... 79
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25. HOW TO TREAT ALCOHOLISM ................................................................................ 81
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS............................................................................................. 82
SELF-CARE AT HOME PROGRAMS .............................................................................. 83
REHABILITATION PROGRAMS ..................................................................................... 84
26. MEDICATIONS ............................................................................................................... 85
WITHDRAWAL OR DETOXIFICATION PROCESS....................................................... 85
FURTHER TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOLISM............................................................... 86
27. RECOVERING FROM ALCOHOLISM - ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS.......... 89
28. NUTRITIONAL TREATMENT FOR DETOXIFICATION AND RECOVERY
FROM ALCOHOLISM ......................................................................................................... 92
29. QUOTATIONS ON ALCOHOLISM AND RECOVERY ............................................ 94
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