In the modern world, alcohol use is perfectly acceptable and is consumed by almost the entire adult population. It is also common for alcohol to be available to children, and the lack of age restrictions on the sale of soft drinks leads to alcoholism in children and adolescents. This fact is not only frightening, but also threatens the future of mankind. The harm of alcohol is known to all, with the exception of the harm caused to health, it harms thousands of lives: broken families, abandoned sick children, a huge number of road accidents. At the same time, advertising is increasingly encouraging you to try a new variety of vodka, a new taste of wine and much more. Many new enterprises are being set up to produce alcohol, and this process is irreversible. Yes, the presence of alcohol increases the number of people who are addicted to alcohol, but in the first place, the decision is up to the person himself. Only one can decide whether to drink or not. In fact, despite advertising and the opportunity to buy alcohol, everyone should understand that the habit of drinking alcohol on a holiday should not become a disease.
Effects of alcohol on the body
The time it takes for a person to become addicted to alcohol has not been determined. After all, it all depends on the physiological characteristics of each individual. These characteristics include: hereditary predisposition, sex and age of the drinker. Women and children get used to alcohol much faster than men.
With regular use of alcohol in the human body will begin physiological and emotional changes. It is they who testify to the presence of alcohol dependence.
Alcohol is very dangerous because it has a detrimental effect on the psyche, a person stops noticing the changes taking place in it, which leads to degradation.
What happens when alcohol enters the body? Ethanol, which is part of most alcoholic beverages, enters the bloodstream from the gastrointestinal tract and is carried by the blood through the cells of all organs, including brain cells. The interaction of ethanol with nerve cells causes their depression, which further causes relaxation of the whole organism. At the same time the pain dulls, the person becomes calmer, unrestrained, the problems seem less important, there is a feeling of euphoria. It is for this effect a person drinks. Alcohol is then excreted from the body, becoming decomposition products. Some of them are very toxic and cause a hangover.
With regular use of alcohol, the physiological processes in the brain slow down, the membranes of nerve cells are destroyed, blood vessels become very fragile, which further causes cerebral hemorrhage. If this process is not stopped, then whole parts of the cerebral cortex will begin to die. The consequence of this will be the appearance of cruelty, indifference, selfishness, laziness, unwillingness to take responsibility for their lives and the lives of their loved ones.
As a result, families fall apart, a person is fired and money for alcohol begins to be received in all sorts of ways, from begging to crime.
Intoxication quickly destroys other organs. The cardiovascular system, liver and pancreas are the first to suffer. Even a young and healthy person can suddenly become an old man with no purpose in life and even a disabled person. Everyone should be aware of what reality can await him and how dangerous alcohol in large quantities is. Even expensive elite wines can harm the body if consumed regularly.
When to give up alcohol
If one cannot imagine a weekend without vodka or beer and in the morning, waking up, does not remember what happened yesterday, then the day has come when it is time to think about the future life. It is not so difficult to stop drinking during this period of life. Of course, some people stop drinking every Monday when they suffer from a hangover. The bad news is that the decision to give up alcohol completely comes only when there is a deterioration in health. At the same time, one begins to feel that it is necessary to gradually give up drinking, that the company will not understand the behavior and that it will simply refuse to communicate with him. However, you should abruptly stop drinking! This should be done in one day and you should not return to it at all. Gradually nothing will come out, you still have to go back to drinking, only it will become much harder to get back to normal.
But there must be a very good reason to stop drinking alcohol. Motivation will help you not to return to it even in your mind. Some may give up drinking for fear of possible serious illness, while others may fear dismissal. Refusal to drink should be supported by positive emotions, as there may be a time when the desire to feel euphoria prevails over the feeling of fear. During this period of life a person needs the support and help of relatives. Their love will help them deal with addiction. In addition, a new stimulus must appear in a person's life. After all, if a person has been drinking in cheerful company, then he will have to refuse to communicate with these people. Accordingly, this can be very painful for the psyche. Therefore, it is necessary to find a substitute and a new meaning in life. This can be a sport, a new interesting activity, new acquaintances, communication with like-minded people who have also overcome alcohol dependence. Just in front of the TV or computer will not give this effect. To lead a healthy lifestyle, you have to do something, be passionate about something. It does not matter when it will be: in winter or summer. If a person has made a decision, he must adhere to it, ignoring the laziness and possible excuses of his companions.
What happens if you stop drinking
People who give up drinking are often afraid not of the fact of giving up alcohol, but rather of its consequences. But you don't have to be afraid of that, you have to learn to overcome such fears. Many people who drink do not even think about the harm that comes from alcohol abuse. Of course, many people find it easier to just drink and not think about tomorrow. Abrupt abstinence from alcohol will not deprive the meaning of life, but, on the contrary, will improve it. If a person who drinks is afraid of the consequences of treatment, he should be motivated and encouraged to communicate with a narcologist. There are now a huge number of techniques that allow you to get rid of addiction without much difficulty and harm your health. For example, you can code a person. Turning to specialists, it is very important to understand that in the first place, you need a sincere desire to get rid of alcohol dependence forever. The effects of abruptly avoiding alcohol may not occur. It depends on what stage of addiction is the person who wants to eradicate this problem.
Giving up alcohol is a very conscious decision. The main thing is to realize this without waiting for irreversible processes in the body and the destruction of mental activity. If a person has been intoxicated for a long time, then for his recovery will have to spend a lot of effort alone and contact a specialist. If he stopped in time, then the whole world with all its possibilities will be open to him. Quitting drinking does not mean stopping enjoying life, on the contrary, it means finding true joy and fullness of life.