Alcohol Problems
Alcohol is addictive. it is important to get help as early as possible. Talking to someone about our fears concerning Alcohol can help us gain perspective and clarity. Alcohol is responsible for so much ruin and devastation within families, sometime shame and guilt can hold us back from talking. It really is good to talk in a safe private confidential setting, somewhere you will not be judged but you will be l
Problems with Alcohol
Problems with Alcohol
Alcohol is our favourite drug. Most of us use it for enjoyment,
but for some of us, drinking can become a serious problem. In fact, alcohol
causes much more harm than illegal drugs like heroin and cannabis. It is a
tranquilliser, it is addictive, and is the cause of many hospital admissions
for physical illnesses and accidents.
Many
of these problems are caused by having too much to drink at the wrong place or
time. Alcohol affects your judgment, so you do things you wouldn't normally
think of. It makes you less aware of risks and so more vulnerable. You are more
likely to have fights, arguments, money troubles, family upsets, or
spur-of-the-moment casual sex. Alcohol helps to cause accidents at home, on the
roads, in the water and on playing fields.
Warning
signs
Alcohol
is addictive. Some warning signs are:
- you do not feel right without a drink, or need a
drink to start the day
- you get very shaky, sweaty, and anxious/tense a
few hours after your last drink
- you can drink a lot without becoming drunk
- you need to drink more and more to get the same
effect
- you try to stop, but find you can't
- you carry on drinking even though you can see it
is interfering with your work, family and relationships
- you get "memory blanks" where you
can't remember what happened for a period of hours or days.
For more
information on how to get help log on towww.counsellingni.com
Alcohol is our favourite drug. Most of us use it for enjoyment,
but for some of us, drinking can become a serious problem. In fact, alcohol
causes much more harm than illegal drugs like heroin and cannabis. It is a
tranquilliser, it is addictive, and is the cause of many hospital admissions
for physical illnesses and accidents.
Many
of these problems are caused by having too much to drink at the wrong place or
time. Alcohol affects your judgment, so you do things you wouldn't normally
think of. It makes you less aware of risks and so more vulnerable. You are more
likely to have fights, arguments, money troubles, family upsets, or
spur-of-the-moment casual sex. Alcohol helps to cause accidents at home, on the
roads, in the water and on playing fields.
Warning
signs
Alcohol
is addictive. Some warning signs are:
- you do not feel right without a drink, or need a
drink to start the day
- you get very shaky, sweaty, and anxious/tense a
few hours after your last drink
- you can drink a lot without becoming drunk
- you need to drink more and more to get the same
effect
- you try to stop, but find you can't
- you carry on drinking even though you can see it
is interfering with your work, family and relationships
- you get "memory blanks" where you
can't remember what happened for a period of hours or days.
For more
information on how to get help log on towww.counsellingni.com
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