The doctor named the signs of alcoholism and warned about health risks

Brief retelling from RIA II

A person who does not control the amount of alcohol he drinks, does not pay attention to its quality and denies his addiction suffers from alcoholism.

Signs of alcoholism include loss of control over the amount of alcohol consumed, memory loss, increased tolerance to alcohol and the formation of withdrawal symptoms.

Regular drinking of alcohol has negative consequences for health, there is a risk of developing cirrhosis, cardiovascular diseases, oncology, and a patient with alcoholism needs medical help.

IRKUTSK, September 15 - RIA Novosti. A person who is unable to control the volume of alcohol consumed, does not pay attention to the quality of alcohol and denies his dependence on booze, suffers from alcoholism, Andrey Sergeev, a doctor of the highest category, narcologist at the Irkutsk Regional Psychoneurological Dispensary, told RIA Novosti.

As the doctor emphasized, an alcoholic always denies that he suffers from addiction and states that he can give up alcohol at any time. At the same time, according to the narcologist, the person does not realize that his body has ceased to perceive alcohol as a poison and needs new doses to function.

“Among the signs of alcoholism is a loss of control over the amount of alcohol consumed. Then memory lapses appear and tolerance to alcohol increases - an increasingly large dose is required to achieve the effect of intoxication,” Sergeev said.

Then, according to him, withdrawal symptoms form.

“The body adapts to large doses of alcohol; in the absence of alcohol, it cannot readjust and experiences severe stress; in order to overcome this difficult condition, both mentally and physically, you need to drink alcohol again,” explained the narcologist.

He noted that it is very difficult to relieve withdrawal symptoms without health consequences without the help of a specialist. According to the narcologist, regular consumption of alcohol has negative consequences for health, there is a risk of developing cirrhosis, cardiovascular diseases, and oncology.