Alcohol and drugs have been known to have consequences, but once the use turns into abuse it can lead to grave danger. People who are abusive with are likely to have medical struggles along the way due to the damaging effects of the substance. Often disorders seem to exist with alcohol and drug abuse. Use of alcohol and drugs can turn into more than just a one time thing and can lead to addiction and abuse.
The risk of drug abuse grows substantially during a time of change. There are different factors or reasons that can lead to alcohol and drug abuse, whether you’re an adult or a teen. Reasons may include a divorce, loss of a job as an adult, while teens may do so due to moving or changing schools. Young teens and teenagers all together are …show more content…
Abuse of alcohol can lead to the dependency of it. Signs of alcohol abuse include loss of interest in work, lacking interest of friends and family, being restless or not having the ability to control their drinking. Nausea, vomiting, headaches, unclear speech, and weak judgement are short term effects of alcohol abuse. Long term effects of alcohol abuse include blackouts, loss of memory, liver disease, thiamine deficiency. This type of abuse can lead to huge consequences such as certain cancers, brain damage and obstruction of the immune …show more content…
The more symptoms you can relate to the more urgent it is to change. Types of treatment available for alcohol abuse are behavioral treatments, medications, and support groups. Talking to a physician is an important step for anyone looking for alcohol abuse treatment. Professionals such as a primary care provider, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a social worker or an alcohol counselor. Behavioral treatments involve working with a health profession to identify and help change the behaviors that lead towards drinking, involving the development of skills to stop or reduce drinking, assistance with building a social support system, working to reach reasonable goals, coping and avoiding triggers that can potentially cause relapse. Medications aswell are on the market to treat alcohol dependence, working to neutralize changes in the brain caused by alcoholic
The risk of drug abuse grows substantially during a time of change. There are different factors or reasons that can lead to alcohol and drug abuse, whether you’re an adult or a teen. Reasons may include a divorce, loss of a job as an adult, while teens may do so due to moving or changing schools. Young teens and teenagers all together are …show more content…
Abuse of alcohol can lead to the dependency of it. Signs of alcohol abuse include loss of interest in work, lacking interest of friends and family, being restless or not having the ability to control their drinking. Nausea, vomiting, headaches, unclear speech, and weak judgement are short term effects of alcohol abuse. Long term effects of alcohol abuse include blackouts, loss of memory, liver disease, thiamine deficiency. This type of abuse can lead to huge consequences such as certain cancers, brain damage and obstruction of the immune …show more content…
The more symptoms you can relate to the more urgent it is to change. Types of treatment available for alcohol abuse are behavioral treatments, medications, and support groups. Talking to a physician is an important step for anyone looking for alcohol abuse treatment. Professionals such as a primary care provider, a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a social worker or an alcohol counselor. Behavioral treatments involve working with a health profession to identify and help change the behaviors that lead towards drinking, involving the development of skills to stop or reduce drinking, assistance with building a social support system, working to reach reasonable goals, coping and avoiding triggers that can potentially cause relapse. Medications aswell are on the market to treat alcohol dependence, working to neutralize changes in the brain caused by alcoholic