Alcoholism- Alcohol

Dependence

Alcoholism Alcohol Dependence

Characterized by the following:
Craving: A strong need, or compulsion, to drink.
Loss of control: The inability to limit ones drinking on any
given occasion.
Physical dependence: Withdrawal symptoms, such as
nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, occur when alcohol
use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking.
Tolerance: The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol in
order to get high.
Approximately 14 million Americans7.4 percent of the
population meet the diagnostic criteria for alcohol abuse
or alcoholism

Withdrawal Effects of Alcoholism

Tachycardia- abnormal
rapid heart rate
Tremor- involuntary
Hypertensionquivering motion
abnormal high blood
Nausea- sickness with
pressure
inclination to vomit
Seizers- uncontrolled

Irritability- showing to be
easily annoyed
Agitation- state of anxiety
or nervousness

electrical activity in the

brain
Hallucinationsexperience involving the
apparent perception of
something that is not