Read More About Alcohol Abuse
Most people, and certainly most smart people, avoid looking too closely at their alcohol abuse (or use) and frequently that’s a good idea, at least in the short run. Unfortunately a long association with alcohol may lead to serious outcome which could be real or even imaginary, which current awareness levels could have helped in avoiding since the problem is more imaginary than real.
Most of us have been mislead into believing that the misuse, or over use, of alcohol is a progressive and irreversible condition leading - a terminal “disease” for which there is only demeaning and unending recovery, a condition many understandably consider worse than being a drunk. The inclusion of either moderation or real recovery in the “assessments” used is not something that they considering making this situation a more confusing scheme since it only present a treatment that is limited to the one-size-fits-all strategy. Whatever research may say, we know from our real-life experience that people do keep on altering their patterns of alcohol use just the way they do with other persistent problems like smoking, weight loss, etc.
Approximately, two drinks of distilled spirits, two bottles of beer, or one half bottle of wine per day was found to be a substantial allocation of alcohol for an adult man and half of that portion for adult women that can be considered as healthy alcohol consumption. Obviously, not everyone consumes these set amounts, nor do most people who drink necessarily always stop at one or two. Being in a social setting can be an example of a situation wherein you are more likely to experience drinking way too much than you can handle, however, during your average consumption you should not fail to take control and take heed of the given limitations.
Alcohol abuse is a term to describe a consumption pattern which goes beyond the healthy limits on a continuous basis and/or when the consumption is carried out when the drinker is by himself and not in a social environment. The reasons can be attributed to feeling of alienation, lethargy and complete lack of any activity either mental or physical. Usually, when one reaches to this point, the standard approach is correcting the deficiency which can often lead the person back to the healthy manner of use, however, one thing that can speed up the process and be an aid towards achieving the most desired results is through counselling.
While restoration of normal and healthy drinking habit is the usual practice, but complete cessation from drinking for at least one or two years is highly recommended. Usually people do this for complete renunciation from alcohol after finding several acceptable and satisfying ways to live a more productive life. The degree to which the infiltration of alcohol to a person is greatly affecting his or her physical, emotional, and psychological aspects is often the result of an alcohol addiction or alcoholism. Distinct withdrawal symptoms - physical (i.e. tremors, seizures) and psychological ones (i.e. blackouts) - are present and alcohol related disintegration in several areas of life (i.e. financial, legal, vocational, marital, recreational, social, medical) is present. About a third of diagnosed alcoholics were found to have been drinking again but only to a moderate level.
At this stage both medical and counselling help is usually necessary given the physical, social, emotional, and psychological aspects. Though chances of recovery are remote, the only way to go about it is to believe in personal determination and the level of motivation and stop feeling helpless or hopeless. Alcohol abuse and dependence are particularly correctable back to healthy moderate consumption levels. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism stated that more or less 58 percent of U.S. adults with alcohol addiction were able to moderate the levels of their alcohol consumption in a matter of one year.
If you have concerns about your own situation, or that of a loved one or friend, look for help where options exist, not where a single “program” is inflicted on everyone regardless of their condition. Alcohol abuse is a non-disease condition therefore, accepting uniform treatment that is similar to the manner by which fatal diseases such as cancer is treated by all means in all stages and types should not be considered.
