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It's been my experience that if you have 100 people, you'll wind up with 100 types of Alcoholism. However, it is essential to understand that drinking alcohol is not synonomous with alcoholism. Only a small fraction of drinkers are alcoholics. When we're talking about behavior under the influence of intoxicants, we have to talk about brain chemistry. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant and tends to impair judgment first before anything else. When people drink they generally do things they wouldn't had they not been drinking (loss of control) and you'll see over a period of time that people will exhibit various manifestations of behavior as a result of being affected by the chemicals they use.
When we talk about addiction we have to talk about craving - no craving, no addiction. If you look at someone who has a label of dependence, you'll generally find a change in personality...as alcohol first affects judgment, people generally don't have an idea that their behavior is inappropriate at the time.
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CoachOne or two drinks can loosen natural inhibitions, and make a person more prone to talk or socialize than they might normally. Too many drinks can make a person belligerent, or cause them to lose control. Alcohol abuse doesn't create a new personality; it brings out what was already there, but was normally kept in check.
Alcohol Can severely affect sight. Alcohol taken in a mass quantity makes you dizzy, unaware, and slow to react. This can reduce vision up to 50%. Always drink responsibly. Drinking alcohol regularly and in moderation is associated with better health and greater longevity than is either abstaining from it or abusing it.
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