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Alcoholism is an addictive dependency on alcohol characterised by craving (a strong need to drink); loss of control (being unable to stop); physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms; and tolerance (increasing difficulty of becoming drunk). The causes for alcohol abuse and dependence can not be easily explained. It is often seen as a "disease of affluence," being uncommon among indigenous people until they were colonized. Today, alcohol abuse and alcoholism are a major public health problem ...
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Alcohol Use, Abuse, And Alcoholism as related to Heart muscle damage
- Alcoholism
Alcohol is a toxin that damages the heart muscle. ... Depending on length and severity of alcohol abuse, neurologic damage may not be ...
- Alcoholism: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Heart muscle damage. High blood pressure. Insomnia. Liver disease (alcoholic hepatitis) ... Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recommends that women ...
- alcoholism: Definition from Answers.com
Alcoholism is the popular term for two disorders, alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence. ... pressure, muscle weakness (including the heart), heart rhythm disturbances, ...
- Physical Effects of Alcoholism
Chronic alcohol abuse causes organic damage that manifests itself both ... can lead to high blood pressure, it can damage your heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) ...
- Alcoholism
Other signs of alcoholism and alcohol abuse include: Drinking alone or in secret ... can lead to high blood pressure and damage your heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) ...
- Alcoholism - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of Alcoholism ...
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism ... Heart muscle damage. High blood pressure. Insomnia. Liver disease (alcoholic hepatitis) ...
- Alcohol Chemistry and You
Simply the heart, a big muscle, is connected to a series of tubes, ... damage is observed and manifests as diminished capacity of the heart to function properly. ...
- ALCOHOL'S DAMAGING EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN
... cirrhosis (5), alcohol–induced damage of the heart muscle (i.e., cardiomyopathy) ... Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Publications Distribution ...
- Alcoholism
Alcohol Use and Abuse ... alcohol abuse can also damage the heart muscle, which leads to heart failure; ... on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 6000 Executive ...
- Are Women More Vulnerable to Alcohol's Effects?-Alcohol Alert ...
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism No. 46 December 1999 ... medical consequences of alcohol use, including liver, brain, and heart damage. ...
- Alcoholism
Alcohol use problems range from occasional problem drinking to alcohol abuse to alcoholism. ... Brain damage may result in life-long learning disabilities and ...
- What is Alcoholism?
Heart muscle damage. High blood pressure. Insomnia. Liver disease (alcoholic hepatitis) ... Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism recommends that women ...
- CardioSmart: Alcohol and the Heart
... in which excessive alcohol consumption weakens the heart muscle and prevents it ... 3. Family history of alcoholism or alcohol abuse tends to increase an ...
- Alcoholism: Complications - MayoClinic.com
... can lead to high blood pressure and damage your heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) ... The nonmedical complications of alcoholism and alcohol abuse also are grave. ...
- ALCOHOLISM,
... such as high blood pressure and cardiomyopathy, or damage to heart muscle. ... Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are linked with an increased death rate from ...
- Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of ...
... and the heart muscle thins (dilated cardiomyopathy) due to alcohol abuse. ... Once the heart damage and heart failure is irreversible, the outlook is poor. ...
- Alcohol Use and Abuse: Learn More About Alcoholism
Indications of alcoholism and alcohol abuse include: ... including high blood pressure and damage to the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) ...
- Alcohol Abuse or Alcoholism - The Difference - Vitamin ...
... alcohol but not display all the characteristics of alcoholism and we examine the nutritional approach to alcoholism with ... and damage your heart muscle ...
- Alcohol abuse
... and genetic predispositions to developing alcoholism or alcohol abuse. ... may lead to high blood pressure and damage the heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) ...
- HowStuffWorks "Alcoholism - Medical Dictionary"
Alcoholism, alcohol dependence or abuse, is an illness ... Heart muscle damage. Nerve damage. Esophageal bleeding. Brain degeneration. Cirrhosis of the liver ...

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