![]() Alcoholism is a serious disease where people have an overpowering desire for the physical and mental effects of drinking alcoholic beverages. While less than half of the worlds adults have consumed alcohol in the last 12 months, the global burden of disease caused by its harmful use is enormous. |
![]() Alcohol is used by people as a way to relax, bond, celebrate, and socialize. In the United States, its common for adults to have a drink with friends on the weekends, at weddings and parties, or as a way to unwind from work. Alcohols effects vary from person to person and depend on a variety of factors, such as.: Number of alcoholic drinks consumed. |
![]() Adult Children of Alcoholics ACA /Dysfunctional Families is a Twelve Step, Twelve Tradition program of people who grew up in dysfunctional homes. We meet to share our experience of growing up in an environment where abuse, neglect and trauma infected us. |
![]() Related Conditions and Causes of Alcohol Use Disorder. According to the NIAAA, alcohol use is the sole contributing factor behind more than 25 chronic health conditions, including several liver conditions such as alcoholic hepatitis and alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver, fetal alcohol syndrome which occurs when alcohol is consumed by pregnant women, and alcohol-induced chronic pancreatitis. |
![]() Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issues emergency order suspending El Paso bar. AUSTIN - The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has suspended the liquor permit of an El Paso bar for 90 days following narcotics allegations.Ciros Bar amp; Kitchen East, 1610 N. |
![]() Some people may have an inherited risk for the disease. Long-term alcohol abuse can lead to dangerous damage called alcoholic liver disease. Let's' talk today about alcoholic liver disease. Alcoholic liver disease usually occurs after years of drinking too much. |
![]() The rate of alcoholic liver disease discharges grew threefold between 1995 and 2013. The highest rate of increase was observed among 15-34 year-olds, albeit from a low rate. The number of people discharged whose condition was partially attributed to alcohol increased from 52,491, in 2007 to 57,110, in 2011. |
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