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Doctors who treats these Conditions
accidents and injuries requiring hospital treatment, such as trauma head injury
violent behaviour and being a victim of violence
loss of personal possessions,
alcohol poisoning– this may lead to vomiting, fits (seizures) and falling unconscious
People who drink heavily over a short period of time are more likely to behave recklessly and are at greater risk of being in an accident.
Persistent alcohol misuse increases your risk of serious health conditions, including:
Heart Disease
Stroke
Liver Disease
Liver Cancer
Pancreatitis
As well as causing serious health problems, long-term alcohol misuse can lead to social problems for some people, such as unemployment, divorce, domestic abuse and homelessness.
If someone loses control over their drinking and has an excessive desire to drink, it’s known as dependent drinking (alcoholism).
Dependent drinking usually affects a person’s quality of life and relationships, but they may not always find it easy to see or accept this.
Severely dependent drinkers are often able to tolerate very high levels of alcohol in amounts that would dangerously affect or even kill some people.
A dependent drinker usually experiences physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms if they suddenly cut down or stop drinking, including:
hand tremors – “the shakes”
sweating
seeing things that are not real
depression
anxiety
difficulty sleeping
You could be misusing alcohol if:
Someone you know may be misusing alcohol if:
Excess Alcohol Problems
Abnormal liver function tests
Abdominal pain
Pancreatitis
Blood Tests
Scans
Endoscopy
Needs further advice call Dr Puli
Treatment options include:
