Alcoholism

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e; to overcome inferiority- so they feel like the bigger person; to overcome loneliness- so they are totally oblivious to the fact that they are alone; to fit into a group- so they wont become that one isolated outcast; social settings- just because it’s the ‘thing to do’; drink alone- at this point they have in some way become addicted.(Ogilvie;3). Some of the combined factors that contribute to becoming a problem drinker are the genetic, physiological, psychological and environmental.
Some of the signs of alcoholism in the early stages, are constant drinking for relief of personal problems, an increase in a persons tolerance for alcohol, onset of memory lapses while drinking (‘blackouts’) surreptitious drinking, and an urgent craving for that first drink. The person’s dependence on drinking gradually increases, and at the same time the memory “blackouts” are becoming more frequent. Early morning tremors is usually the first physical sign for the dependence of alcohol as well as agitation and they would require a drink for relief (encycl; 289). “Most likely combination of biological, psychological, and the cultural factors contribute to the development of alcoholism in any individual.” (Encyclopaedia; 289).
Some of the symptoms or physical effects that alcohol can have on the human body vary. It all depends on how much alcohol is in the blood (Blood-Alcohol Concentration) this depends on the rate of consumption and with the rate at which the drinkers physical system absorbs and metabolises alcohol. The higher the alcohol content of a beverage the more alcohol will enter the blood stream.
The amount and type of food that is in the stomach will also affect the rate of absorption; drinking when the stomach is filled is less intoxicating then drinking on an empty stomach, because the foods help to delay the alcohol absorption. How much one weighs can also say how much faster or slower ones body may react to the a...