Alcoholism

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an or woman who even find hiding places in their homes.
Another symptom may include an ability to control the amount of alcohol they
intake which can cause problems with their ability to drive or their inability to
attend their job. Many withdrawal symptoms may develop as a person is trying
to refrain from alcohol use. These include things such as nausea, sweating,
shakiness, and anxiety. Alcohol also takes a toll takes on a persons health. It
is absorbed very quickly into the bloodstream and circulates to every part of the
body including the vital organs. Any drinking will cause temporary effects.
Moderate drinking usually causes no direct harm. It is the excessive or long
term drinking that can cause damage. Alcohol is a depressant and slows down
the activity in the nervous system and the brain. Central nervous system
damage may include things like poor vision which can cause difficulty tracking
moving objects. Intoxication causes an unsteady walk, slurred speech, and loss
of coordination and balance.
Almost all of us can notice the slurred speech, the wobbly legs, and
uncoordinated eyeballs associated with a drunk. There are also periods of
blackouts which have different ranging periods. Some may last for short periods
as when a person does not know how he had gotten home, and some may last
for even days. The early stages include loss of control, anti-social behavior,
drinking alone, loss of jobs, and friends. The later stages of alcoholism may
include unreasonable resentme...