Being an addict can be hell.  I know because I’ve spent some time there.  We become slaves to the substance and eventually we lose control.  But I’m here to help and if you’re reading this article, I honestly feel your life will change.

In our society, drinking alcoholic beverages is generally considered a normal and appropriate way to modify mood or behavior.  Having a few beers after work or wine with dinner is commonplace.  But as we know many people abuse alcohol.  The fact that alcohol seems to increase aggression also helps explain why it is a major factor in most murders, suicides, spousal assaults, child abuse, and accidental deaths. 

Alcohol use can progress into abuse and even addiction so insidiously that sometimes people do not realize that it has become a problem for them and those around them.  Usually a variety of factors contribute to the development of a problem with alcohol.  Social factors such as the influence of family, peers, and society, and the availability of alcohol, and psychological factors such as elevated levels of stress, inadequate coping mechanisms, and reinforcement of alcohol use from other drinkers can all contribute to alcoholism.  Also, the factors contributing to initial alcohol use may vary from those maintaining it once it develops. 

The cause of alcoholism is not well established.  There is growing evidence for genetic and biologic
predispositions for this disease, but this research is controversial Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are associated with a broad range of medical, psychiatric, social, legal, occupation, economic and family problems.  The great majority of alcoholics go unrecognized by physicians and health care professionals.  This is largely because of the alcoholic’s ability to conceal the amount and frequency of drinking, the gradual onset of the disease, and the body’s ability to adopt to increasing alcohol amounts.

There are many symptoms related to drinking problems.  Alcoholism is considered a progressive disease, meaning that the symptoms and effects of drinking alcohol become increasingly more severe over time.  Those who use alcohol may begin to show early signs of a problem, then progress to showing symptoms of alcohol abuse.  if the drinking continues, they may later show symptoms of alcoholism or alcohol dependence.

Early signs of alcoholism include frequent intoxication, and established pattern of heavy drinking, and drinking in dangerous situations, such as when driving.  Other early signs of alcoholism include black-out drinking or a drastic change in demeanor while drinking such as consistently becoming angry or violent. 

Addiction means the compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal.  Addiction is the persistent  compulsive use of a substance know by the user to be harmful.  http://www.royceclassifiedads.com 

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