Continuous alcohol intoxication can lead to physical and psychological addiction. Heavy drinking over long periods of time can damage the brain, nervous system, and internal organs. Alcoholism persists even after long periods of abstinence and is associated with disrupted sleep patterns and increased rapid eye movement sleep. Alcohol dependence is generally characterized by an inability to control drinking and its associated health and social problems.

1. By :bathsheba devadas
Group 95
2013

2. Did
you
know
?

4. Which lead to risk factors...

5. Name one risk? I can name
thousand!!!!
 Risks:
 Continuous or repeated intoxication may lead to
physical and psychical addiction. Functions of the
brain and the nervous system may be affected, leading
to considerable personality damage, difficulties
concentrating and increased memory loss.
Neurological disorders like epilepsy are also possible.
In addition, internal organs are often damaged.

6. STILL DON’T GET IT?LET ME MAKE
IT EASY FOR YOU!

7. The best-known conditions are enlargements of
the liver: fatty liver, liver cirrhosis and alcohol
hepatitis. The pancreas, the stomach, the mucosal
membrane of the stomach and the intestine may
be affected, as well.

8. SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

9. DID YOU
KNOW?
Addiction develops slowly,
starting with regular drinking
and resulting in serious
alcoholism. At an advanced
state, it is possible to lose
control. Alcoholism may lead
to hallucinations and end
with a life-threatening
delirium. Alcohol withdrawal
is the only way to get rid of
the habit, and should always
be supervised by a doctor.

10. Alcoholism affects sleep during
sober periods
The study indicates that in long-term alcoholics who
had not had a drink for up to 719 days, the percentage of
slow wave sleep or deep sleep was significantly lower.
 Slow wave sleep and more light stage
1 sleep is reflective of poorer sleep
quality, which could act as an
exacerbating factor in alcoholics'
cognitive decline.
 Although women had better sleep
efficiency and fewer wake periods
than men, no significant interactions
between sex and alcoholism
diagnosis were found for any
measures.
 This suggests that women show the
same general pattern of alcoholismrelated sleep changes as men.
 Principal investigator Ian Colrain,
psychologist at the University of
Melbourne, was also surprised to find
that a significant increase in the
percentage of rapid eye movement
(REM) sleep, usually associated with
dreams, persisted in alcoholics who
had abstained for an extended period.
 The study involved 42 alcoholics who
were recruited from an inpatient
treatment programme and 42 controls.
 Estimated lifetime alcohol
consumption was significantly higher
in male alcoholics (1,607.2 kg) than
female alcoholics (843.7 kg).

11. Alcohol dependence is more common among males.
It usually sets in during the latter part of the second decade or
during the early part of the third decade of life.
The term 'Alcohol dependence' is usually used in reference to
the mental, physical, or social damage that results from an
excessive consumption of alcohol. Alcohol dependence is
characterized by an increased preoccupation with the drug and
reduced control over its intake.

12. Alcohol dependence
 Alcohol dependence is often a chronic, progressive disease,
which, if left untreated, can prove to be fatal.
Alcohol dependence may also be contributed by genetic,
psychological, and social factors.
Alcohol abuse is generally considered when a person
engages in excessive drinking, resulting in health or social
problems, but is not dependent on alcohol on a regular
basis.

13. Alcohol dependence
 It generally affects the perception, thinking, and
coordination, impairing judgment, reducing inhibitions,
and increasing the person’s aggressiveness.
Alcohol abusers are often more likely to be associated with
high-risk, reckless, or violent behaviours than non-abusers.
Alcohol dependence is seen more commonly associated in
males, usually starting in their late twenties, or early
thirties of life.

14. ARE YOU COMMON WITH THE
NAMES?
 Common street names:
Wine, beer, lager, cider, sherry, martini, gin, vodka,
whisky, 'drink', 'booze'.

15. WHAT HAPPEN IF YOU TRY IT?
 The risks:
Too much in one go can slow your body down to the point where
it stops working altogether. Many fatal overdoses with drugs
such as heroin and tranquillisers happen when people have been
boozing. Taking more than one drug at the same time is often
dangerous and unpredictable, alcohol is one of the worst mixers.
You probably know all the dangers of long term heavy drinking alcoholism, the dts, stomach and liver damage, obesity, brain
damage, risk of cancers, memory loss, mood swings and
personality changes, etc. But what about less heavy, regular
drinking? Accidents are much more likely - traffic and
pedestrian accidents, operating machinery, falling over, etc. Male
violence against both men and women is common and some
men sexually harass women when drunk.

16. WHAT IF ONE OF YOUR LOVED
ONES HAVE THIS PROBLEM? HOW
WOULD YOU SPOT THEM BEFORE
IT IS TOO LATE!!!!!

17. By this simple formula...
How do I know if I, or someone close, has a drinking problem?:
inability to control
drinking,
regardless of what
you decide you
frequently wind up
drunk
using alcohol to
escape problems
visual
hallucinations and
severe mood
swings
blackoutssometimes not
remembering what
happened while
drinking
concern shown by
family and friends
about drinking
problems at work
or in school as a
result of drinking
a change in
personalityturning from Dr.
Jekyl to Mr. Hyde

18. Prolonged heavy use can result in:
loss of appetite
vitamin
deficiencies
stomach ailments
skin problems
Liver damage
Sexual impotence
Liver, lung and
kidney impairment
Heart and central
nervous system
damage
Memory loss
Short-term effects:
distorted vision,
hearing, and
coordination
altered perceptions Impaired
and emotions
judgment
bad breath;
hangovers

19. Don’t take for granted that your
beloved ones does not evolve
with alcohol

20. collected information on risky an
d high-risk alcohol consumption,
Risky/high-risk drinking—
adult males
 Short-term risky drinking for males is
consumption in excess of 6 but less
than 11 standard drinks on any one day.
 Short-term high-risk drinking for
males is consumption of 11 or more
standard drinks on any one day.
 Long-term risky drinking is average
consumption in excess of 4 but less
than 6 standard drinks per day
amounting to 29 but less than 42
standard drinks per week.
 Long-term high-risk drinking is
average consumption in excess of 6
standard drinks per day amounting to
43 or more standard drinks per week.
Risky/high-risk drinking—
adult females
 Short-term risky drinking is
consumption in excess of 4 but less
than 7 standard drinks on any one
day.
 Short-term high-risk drinking is
consumption in excess of 7 or more
standard drinks on any one day.
 Long-term risky drinking is average
consumption in excess of 2 but less
than 5 standard drinks per day
amounting to 15 but less than 28
standard drinks per week.
 Long-term high-risk drinking is
consumption in excess of 4 standard
drinks per day which amounts to 29
or more standard drinks per week

21. In every topic, it has it’s own pros
and cons ...ALCOHOL is one of it
but it has more cons than pros and
that’s why, its better to stay away
from it than regretting you have
spoiled your life and future

22. the end.