Contents:
- Medical Video: I Drank a Glass of Wine Every Day, See What Happened to Me
- Signs and symptoms of alcoholism
- The danger that lurks you when you are addicted to alcohol
- This is the safe limit for drinking alcohol so you don't get addicted
Medical Video: I Drank a Glass of Wine Every Day, See What Happened to Me
If you are accustomed to drinking large amounts of alcohol until you are unable to control it, then you are experiencing alcoholism. The effect given will certainly be the opposite, namely triggering various serious diseases. So, how much drinking alcohol can be classified as addictive? This is the explanation.
Signs and symptoms of alcoholism
The main sign of someone who is experiencing alcoholism is getting used to drinking alcohol every day. Even though you rarely drink alcohol, you can also be said to be addicted if you are used to drinking lots of alcohol at one time.
Other signs and symptoms of alcoholism are:
- Like to drink alcohol alone and quietly.
- Cannot limit the amount of alcohol consumed.
- Feel nauseous, sweaty and tremble if you don't drink alcohol.
- Fainted and did not remember anything while drinking.
- Not happy if this "ritual" is disturbed or commented on by others.
- Store lots of alcohol in hidden places.
- Drink more alcohol to get drunk faster. The sooner you get drunk, the body will feel better.
- Have a lot of problems in everyday life, both work, finance, and love affairs.
Reporting from WebMD, one can be said to be addicted to alcohol when consuming 3 cups or more alcoholic drinks for women, and 4 cups or more alcoholic drinks for men in one drink.
People who experience alcoholism can begin with activity binge drinking or alcoholic party. Alcohol party is an activity that makes a person drink lots of liquor in large quantities and in a row in a short time. Thus, his body will get used to drinking liquor and always want more in the future.
According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, binge drinking interpreted as an activity of consuming 5 cups or more alcoholic drinks for men, and 4 cups or more for women in a period of approximately 2 hours. This activity will cause blood alcohol levels to rise by 0.08 percent or more. As a result, a person becomes out of focus, his head turns dizzy, talks slurred, even loses consciousness.
The danger that lurks you when you are addicted to alcohol
Alcohol that enters the body will be digested and broken down by the liver. However, the liver can only process small amounts of alcohol at a time. Too much alcohol will make the liver work harder because not all alcohol liquids can be digested immediately.
Most drink alcohol can slowly damage liver cells and produce toxic chemicals. The more alcohol you drink, the greater your risk of getting a more serious illness.
A number of diseases that arise due to alcoholism are:
- Chronic diseases such as cirrhosis of the liver, pancreatitis, and various types of cancer
- Unintentional injuries such as traffic accidents, falls, drowning, or burns
- The risk of committing violence, such as child abuse, murder, or suicide
- Disability in the fetus of pregnant women who like to drink alcohol
- Sudden infant death syndrome
This is the safe limit for drinking alcohol so you don't get addicted
Everything that is excessive is certainly not good, just like drinking alcohol. When you start to like or like to drink alcohol, you need to limit yourself and even avoid getting to the stage of alcoholism which can further damage your health.
Both men and women are not advised to drink more than 14 units of alcohol in one week. The limit also does not mean that it can be taken at once in one day. At least give a break of about two to three days without drinking alcohol at all.
One unit of alcohol itself is roughly equivalent to the following dose:
- 240 to 280 ml (one glass of star fruit or a large half glass) beer with an alcoholic content of 3-4 percent.
- 50 ml wine or sake with alcohol levels of 12-20 percent.
- 25 ml of liquor such as soju, whiskey, scotch, gin, vodka and tequila with 40 percent alcohol content.
But remember, each product contains different levels of alcohol. So, always pay attention and calculate the alcohol level that you will order. We recommend that you don't drink more if you feel you've reached the safe limit.
