Friday, September 22, 2023
You just finished up your appointment at Central Iowa Neuropathy and you were told it would be a good idea to cut back on alcohol. We all know that alcohol isn’t the best for us, but it can be so hard to cut back sometimes. This is certainly understandable as […]
We all know that alcohol and substance abuse usually have harmful effects on a person’s health in the long run, and more so if you are expectant. When a pregnant woman consumes alcohol or uses other illicit or licit drugs, her unborn baby is also exposed to them. Given that everything an […]
Advances in the neurobiology of alcohol dependence have enabled the introduction of new drugs in the treatment of alcoholism. The pharmacological treatment of alcoholism is reviewed. Drugs that decrease the desire to drink have become a first-line alternative. The review of the studies carried out with acamprosate or with naltrexone […]
Cleansing your body from alcohol is a big step in alcohol addiction recovery. In this process is where your body rids itself of the toxins of alcohol. Large amounts of alcohol consumption affect your body’s organs. This is why detox is important because it eliminates the toxic alcohol from your […]
Alcohol is one of the substances almost everyone consumes, but few people actually know how it alters one’s mind. For some, alcohol is just something that makes it easier to have fun and enjoy yourself, but for others, it’s an addiction. Either way, before you pick up another glass of […]
According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), 16.6 million adults above the age of 18 and 697,000 adolescents met criteria for diagnosis with an alcohol use disorder in 2013. Alcoholism can cause many serious physical health problems, and it may also cause depression and other mental […]
A person's health is paramount and of high value and it is as a result of this that you should check what goes into your body. However, there are times when what we take in becomes addictive and it ends up poisoning our body system and affects its operations. One […]
People need to control their alcohol intake. The over-consumption of alcohol invites scores of health problems. Doctors have found a moderate amount of alcohol can actually help a person stay healthy. But if alcohol is taken beyond that amount, health hazards would be difficult to avoid. Alcohol not only causes […]
Men and women are different at many things. They sometimes think differently, act differently, and they even feel things differently. However, every woman is different as well, just like every man handles his alcohol differently. Women are usually considered to be more emotional than men. Yet, they also have a […]
Drinking and safe driving cannot go hand in hand. While driving, human brain needs to concentrate on many a thing-techniques, statistics, traffic rules, and so on. But when you consume alcohol, it affects your nervous system, thus preventing you to think properly. The result? As expected-devastating. Every year, drunk driving […]
If you take alcohol, it can have some effects on you sex life of which some are positive while others are negative. There is a general misconception that alcohol is an aphrodisiac by acting as a social lubricant. Several studies conclude that alcohol enable some people in overcoming sexual inhibitions and […]
If you are addicted to alcohol, it can be difficult to identify the next step. Most addicts realize that continuing in the addiction is harmful on multiple levels, but without the right information, it can be hard to break the addiction. Depending on your personality and level of addiction, different […]