Alcoholism (A.) - Chronic disease that occurs from a medical point of view as a result of continuous consumption of alcohol; severe alcoholism. In the broadest sense, alcohol abuse is a set of harms to human health and ability to work, to spiritual and domestic life, as well as to the well-being of society. A. affects all forms of individual and social life. Under the influence of alcohol, people lose their sense of responsibility to society and the state, and may engage in other acts related to hooliganism and breaking the law. A. caused damage to production, disruption of labor discipline and decreased productivity, leading to illness and even premature death of people. In the case of intoxication, a person's inability to maintain good balance, distraction, and inability to know the situation around them can lead to accidents.
Symptoms of early, middle, and late stages of A. development are observed. The initial stage is the emergence of an excessive tendency to alcohol, and an increase in tolerance to it, the loss of the vomiting protective reflex, intoxication in secret or alone, the amount of alcohol consumed. inability to control, perforated amnesia, characterized only by the fact that the desire to drink is fixed in the brain, the emergence of a state of weakness (asthenia) when abstaining from alcohol. In the middle stage - resistance to alcohol is greatly increased, "alcohol starvation" - the emergence of a state of humor (ab-stinent), addiction to alcohol, pseudo-alcoholism (pseudozapoy), alcohol psychosis and mental retardation of the person. degradation is observed. The last stage is alcohol intolerance, periodic intoxication, alcoholism, mental and physical weakness, nervous and visceral dysfunction, dyspepsia, acute and chronic alcohol psychosis, characterized by nausea and memory loss. A. impairs the functioning of all systems and organs in the human body. An alcoholic does not know the amount of alcohol he drinks, the central and peripheral nervous system is disturbed (mental illness, neuritis, etc.), and the function of internal organs is impaired. The toxic effects of alcohol lead to disorders of metabolism, especially the metabolism of vitamins. An alcoholic may have tremors in his fingers, eyelids, and tongue, as well as in his ability to carry out his daily routine. A person who drinks a lot also has blurred vision and sometimes severe hearing loss.
As a result of the effects of alcohol on the stomach, all the functions of this organ are impaired. Alcohol has a particularly detrimental effect on the liver, leading to liver cirrhosis. A. It also causes pancreatitis, diabetes, angina and myocardial infarction. Alcohol damages the endocrine glands and primarily the gonads, the client is weakened, sexual weakness occurs. Women quickly fade under the influence of alcohol, the pinkness fades, and various complications are more common during pregnancy. Regular drinking can lead to premature aging and disability. A. When symptoms appear, the alcoholic should be hospitalized in a narcological hospital and regular treatment should be arranged under the supervision of a narcologist for a long time.
