Scientists and experts spoke about the formation of dependence on alcohol. According to them, the occurrence of alcohol dependence is influenced by external and internal factors, such as frequency of use, and family history, writes medikforum.
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1. Alcohol is highly addictive
According to the professor of Kazan State University, an expert of the World Health Organization Vladimir Mendelevich alcohol is a substance with a high addictive potential: the ability to raise its dependence surpassed only by hard drugs, heroin and cocaine. The regular use of alcohol, the greater the likelihood that it will become dependent. Recent experiments on mice have shown that alcohol dependence can be generated very quickly, literally from the first sip.
2. Beer fastest addictive
Yes, the use of harmless beer - is the easiest way to get alcohol dependence. Researchers from the Indiana University medical school established: beer is the most effect on the brain reward system and is highly addictive. And this is regardless of the strength of the drink, at any beer brain reacts to a strong release of dopamine.
3. You can become an alcoholic because of any kind of alcohol
Regardless of what a person prefers alcoholic drink, he may develop a dependency. Also, its formation does not depend on the quantity and quality of alcohol. This was told by Vladimir Mendelevich.
"In accordance with the International Classification of Mental and Behavioral Disorders for" alcoholics ", or persons suffering from alcohol dependence, are those who have found withdrawal symptoms (withdrawal), increased tolerance - "overstate dose of" desire and other. The amount of drinking, as the quality, do not belong to the diagnostic criteria, "- said the scientist.
4. Safe amount of alcohol is not
According to the WHO, the safe level of alcohol consumption does not exist. Even small amounts of alcohol can inflict serious damage to the health and significantly increase the risk of premature death from heart disease, cancer and accidents. It is estimated, for example, that eating small servings of alcohol, corresponding to one bottle of beer a week, leading to atrophy of the memory centers in the brain and to the deterioration of his work as a whole.
5. Alcohol addiction accelerates aging
Alcohol abuse ages human body from the outside and inside. In particular, a lot of drinking becomes more intensive aging process of the arteries, which increases the chances of developing aneurysms, heart attacks and other heart diseases and blood vessels. It was found that large portions of the long reception liquor, apart from the problems with the liver and the brain, causing accumulation of collagen in the vessel walls, which worsens the condition of the vascular tissue and promotes the accelerated wear.
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