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Symptoms of Alcoholism

      

Symptoms of Alcoholism

  

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People who have alcoholism or alcohol abuse often:
• Continue to drink, even when health, work, or family are being harmed
• Drink alone
• Become violent when drinking
• Become hostile when asked about drinking
• Are not able to control drinking -- being unable to stop or reduce alcohol intake
• Make excuses to drink
• Miss work or school, or have a decrease in performance because of drinking
• Stop taking part in activities because of alcohol
• Need to use alcohol on most days to get through the day
• Neglect to eat or eat poorly
• Do not care about or ignore how they dress or whether they are clean
• Try to hide alcohol use
• Shake in the morning or after periods when they have not a drink

Symptoms of alcohol dependence include:
• Memory lapses after heavy drinking
• Needing more and more alcohol to feel "drunk"
• Alcohol withdrawal symptoms when you haven't had a drink for a while
• Alcohol-related illnesses such as alcoholic liver disease
Titany answered the question on November 9, 2021 at 08:05


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