The Addicted Brain, with Dr. Charles Sophy

Dr Charles Sophy, FACN from vh1's "Celebrity Rehab" & "Sober House" explains how drugs and alcohol affect the brain. He also discusses how the brain of an addict or an alcoholic functions differently than the brain of someone who doesn't have an addiction problem.



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Signs That Indicate Successful Recovery at Alcoholism Treatment Center

Alcoholism is one thing whose addiction can be recognized soon. The biggest indication is that a person needs it every day and craves for it if he does not get it. If at all he/she is having continuous complaints of nausea, anxiety, perspiration, headaches, etc, for not having alcohol for a longer time period. And last but not the least is the uncontrolled drinking. In case he is having any of the above issues then you will have to look out for contact details of good alcoholism treatment center and enroll him over there.

Treating one for addiction of drugs is very difficult. There are many things that a patient experiences at the alcoholism treatment center during the treatment. Recovery transforms the patient significantly. A patient is used to taking daily doses of alcohol and treatment can result in many symptoms that might panic him or his loved ones. However, one must remember that not all signs require you to panic as most of them indicate progress and are just the side effects of it.

There are many good rehab centers where one can go and get good treatment. You will have to keep in mind that there are certain changes in the body of the addict when he/she undergoes treatment. The changes that happen in one's body is because that a body takes time to adjust if alcohol is stopped completely one fine day. Hence, it results in reactions from the body which can sometimes make one fearful. But these changes are quite normal and are termed as withdrawal symptoms. Some of them are mentioned here. So in case any of the listed symptoms is faced by a recovering addict, there is no need to panic. In reality they are positive signs of coping from addiction.

1. The first indication is that an individual vomits continuously but there is nothing to worry about; it is just an indication to the path of success.
2. The addict may experience immensely high rate of the heart beats. It will start beating up fast during the treatment.
3. His palms and face may sweat immeasurably.
4. An addict who is getting treatment against alcohol will also face clammy skin problem.
5. Apart from this he will also start becoming pale in the initial stages of the treatment.
6. He will also start feeling loss of appetite at the time of his treatment.
7. One may face problem in sleeping. Again this is quite normal.
8. Another indication of recovery is movement of the eyelids. Also the pupils become large.

One can undergo complete recovery only at a reputable alcoholism treatment center. However the signs and symptoms discussed here are positive indications of successful treatment.

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Innocent-Resentments (Of All Men) (Part I)

I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed your short story, "Uni's Street Corner" in Lake Area Business this month. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece!! Gloria Stafford, Minnetrista, MN

Innocent-

Resentments (Of All Men)

A Novelette

By Dennis L. Siluk, Ed.D.

Three Time Poet Laureate and Andean Scholar

Parts in English, Spanish, Illustrated

Advance on the Story:

Perhaps the overall theme in this long short story is as it is quoted in the dialogue, "The Family was, and then it wasn't" Simple as that, and to be honest, I can't find a more interwoven one than that... Not so unusual nowadays. As far as the plots, or overall plot goes, one might find it falling under another dialogue quote in the story: "When I was poor, we were all knitted together like bees in a honeycomb, once I became rich and tried to help, they all flew away, thinking they were all innocent with their resentments." We see five families all knitted together, in 1982, and through innocence and resentments, we see them unravel, with each chapter having its own narrator shifting from one period to another, as it progressively exiles each family from one another. And if there is to be any insight in this story, let it be Biblical: "Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment (for in those latter days) the children shall rise up against their parents...." Matt 10.

Fragility: breaking through traditional teachings to truth and the word life...

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"Verily I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Day of Judgment (for in those latter days) the children shall rise up against their parents...." Matthew 10-21 "And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake..." Matthew 10-22 "But when they persecute you...flee...." Matthew 10-23

A Non-fiction story, only the names have been changed...

Part One of Two Parts

Innocent-Resentment

1970s-St. Paul, Minnesota

Narrated by: the Person Behind

Chapter One

(Introductory Chapter)

They weren't born yet, Sergei Wright, Pavlenko Wright and Natasha Wright-Hides, it was Christopher Wright, who was to be their father, a poor Midwestern boy, that is, it was Christopher Wright and his mother, Teresa Wright, whose husband had left her before even Christopher was born, the children's grandmother to be, so by the time the grandchildren would have their own children, she'd be able to say, before she died July 1, 2003-say, what her son Christopher would be able to say, seven years after she might have said it, which he did say for her: "Once upon a time there was a family, named Wright, that lived in St. Paul, that lived in St. Paul, Minnesota, and then once upon a time they weren't." It's as simple as that. But let me tell you how it all begins and perhaps we can figure out the why?

They lived in Minnesota-the three children, where their father worked as a Case Manager and Psychological Counselor, for the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Separated from his wife Carla, Christopher (recovering alcoholic), lived with his mother, Teresa Wright. Carla (bipolar, and borderline schizophrenic) took the three kids, Sergei, Pavlenko (twins: twelve years old), and Natasha (ten-years old), up to 1984, and had to have them put into a foster home thereafter, each separated from the other, as it was also the year, Christopher was beginning his life of sobriety, after twenty-years of alcoholism.

It would seem, both boys became found of their foster home parents more than their blood parents, gave them the everlasting respect, they had intended to give to the blood parents, but no longer could or would, or wanted to. This was the beginning of held-in resentments towards their father, mother, innocent or not, and even grandmother.

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Foster Home, 1992, Minnesota

Narrated by: Pavlenko Wright

Chapter two

So this is what I, Pavlenko Wright, know about what was taking place in my life, and my brother's life, and my sister's life, and my father and mother's life-I didn't know my father was a drunk, and mother was mentally ill until I grew up, and big enough to know about such things, but evidently they were both of that nature I just mentioned long before I was born. And when I got to know about them better, my father said he'd take me out of the foster care-the homes-but he lied, and never did-that's what I know. Oh he said the house he bought for us burnt down, and it's true, but that was just another excuse. So when I saw-I mean, when we saw, when Sergei and I had seen him-and told him we both felt the same way, I mean all three of us felt the same way-my brother and I and Natasha, my sister, it was hard for him to believe, believe that that day I sat in the car, back in 1989, and told him what I had to tell him, what was on my mind for so very long, but it didn't come out right, it came out sideways, and I was so very angry-and then I stepped out of the car, and forever, telling him forever, I'd never want to speak to him again, never and forever.

(Long hesitation, taking in a deep breath) At first, back in 1984, we all thought father was trying to set things up to take us, and perhaps he was. Whatever the case, we didn't know any better. It wasn't until we grew up that we realized that that object of alcoholism was his soul excuse to unburden himself with us-and I remember thinking: So, since pa has failed to do what he says he wanted to do, promised us he'd do, I'm the innocent one here, the only uncontaminated one, I was always faithful to his scheme, believing him to the bitter end, God forbid the bitter end. It was me, I was the bereaved, the betrayed son, waiting, and waiting, and forgiving for the sake of hope, I was a child, then a teenager, then an adult, still waiting, and then at sixteen, he said "Okay, I'll now take you," the second time, and he was in an apartment, so it couldn't burn down and he'd have an excuse not to take us, to take me, and I said "No need to, I'm happy where I'm at," he was surprised, and Sergei said the same thing: oh, yes, Sergei and I felt the same way but he wouldn't believe Sergei would feel the way I felt, but he knows know I didn't lie.

Well he said, I think he said, "You can't get blood out of a turnip," or maybe I said that, thinking he said that, maybe I dreamed he said that, or whatever he said, he meant that-and I just looked at him, I was on a roll, talking faster than I could think, I often did that back then, until I got my medication. "I did the best I could with what I had at the time," he said. Well it wasn't like it cost him anything to say that after the fact, now grown up. But I still felt after a while of waiting he had no use for us kids, never had, never will. Oh yes, it was pa, he had the whole world on his side now that he came out with it: that he was a recovering alcoholic, and if there was any hope before, ever was any, it was gone now because his sobriety was priority. And he was a Catholic, and now he was turning into a Baptist, and in-between he was some kind of Jesus Christ freak, and made sure all three of us kids got baptized, and took us to church-like it or not, but he said it was his duty, like it or not, and we all wanted to appease him, so he'd take us, but that too didn't help either, it was sobriety now that was priority-oh I said that, already said that. And I suppose because of all this, I don't have any use for him now. I guess some folks just have different ideas of honesty, like my father. He did the best he could-he said, he said that a few times, but for it to have been the best he could do, it would have had to have been stopping his lying to take us-that would have been better than hope. I can hear the words he said clear as I can hear the birds chipper in the trees out at the Como Park, as I can hear these voices in my head: "I'm working on it son, it'll take a while." Then in 1988, he said "Okay, I got an apartment, you can move in?" And I said to him, "No, I'm happy where I'm at," a few years too late. Without a loss, I now could tell him what I couldn't tell him before, he missed the cue, if you know what I mean, and it was too late. And it's not everybody can make up for their mistakes, when they no longer are needed, and he wasn't needed any longer.

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Columbus, Ohio-2010

Narrated by: Sergei Wright

Chapter Four

Pavlenko and I met last at my wedding, in Columbus, Ohio, he was all dressed up and danced a lot with his newlywed wife, they had been married less than a year, back in 1994. I came over to him, said: �Paw's going to be here soon, he called awhile ago, he's at the motel."

"I don't want to talk to him," Pavlenko said to me.

"So just don't talk to him, but don't cause any fuss on my wedding day" I said. We all knew how Pavlenko felt about paw, I mean I knew, and my second wife knew and my sister knew. So did paw. And he knew we all knew. And we all knew he also knew, or did know. So that was fine. So Pavlenko's part in my wedding festivities was set.

The wedding was held at the old redbrick Episcopal Church, in the mid part of the city's residential center here in Columbus, and downstairs was the reception area. In the backroom was the dance floor. No windows at all in the lower section of the church, just all duplicated sunlight, lots of overhead lighting I mean. When my father came, he said something, introduced himself over the microphone, said hello to Pavlenko, and his wife, and they hesitated but said hello back-I was a little surprised, and on the dance floor paw tried to take his picture, and that annoyed Pavlenko. I was still staring straight at Pavlenko not to make a fuss. Down the road a few months, he'd demand from Natasha the pictures he took and gave to her, she wasn't mad at him, at that time, at paw or Pavlenko, but that caused some friction. And she told him not to act like a kid, and that annoyed him even more, and Boris told him the same thing, and that annoyed him beyond reproach. Boris is my sister's husband, big bulky guy, looks like that guy that is always fighting Popeye, I think his name is Brutus. And paw showed up at the dinner, didn't eat much, I don't know why: and I thought right then and there, as I'm thinking now: for all those years of carnal sins, lies and more lies, as if he was building a pyramid to stack them on, condoning his lies-he must have had a good memory back then, to be able to recall them at will: not realizing how alone I felt all those years, wishing he was there, I can't stop reminding myself, forgiving him, he chose our death before taking us. I know now people can really be unkind.

Anyhow, he crossed the floor to dance with my wife, as if gravity lifted him up, very light on his feet for his age; he was a good dancer, better than I. And I saw him coming out of the bathroom as Pavlenko was coming around the corner, and he was mad as hell because paw wanted to somehow talk to him, but Pavlenko wouldn't, or couldn't because of his anger. Oh, Pavlenko didn't, wouldn't admit it was because he didn't take him when he could have, he pretended like I pretended it was for other reasons-we even came to believe those other made-up reasons. Because admitting not taking us, was too hurtful, too shameful, too much to endure, too belittling. He didn't realize when we went to school, we had to tell everyone something, make up something why we couldn't be raised by our own parents. Anyhow, between the shadows on the dance floor, I lost track of pa, then I heard he went back to his motel. That's when I got wondering-thinking dad was too confident and comfortable not knowing I also was angry at him, not just Pavlenko

Pa. Pa. Pa.

what now?

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St. Louis, Missouri, Ohio-2010

Narrated by: Karin O'Hara-Wright

Chapter Five

Pavlenko and my father are sitting in the living room. Pavlenko is fiddling with the television hand controls again, pa is lighting up a cigarette, holding it in his right hand, watching Pavlenko fiddling with the controls-I'd wish he'd not do that, he drops it all the time, and the batteries fall out, and I've had to tape it a few times back together, I'll have to buy a new one sooner than later, not sure why he does that. They see me pacing back and forth from the kitchen to the living room-they don't know I'm thinking, at least my husband don't know what I'm thinking although maybe my father does, I've talked it over with him: Pavlenko, he told me a while ago, and it sticks in my mind, that he went to see his father one time at the hospital, back in '94, when he was dying, and he sat out on the stools outside his room and his father asked for him to come in but he didn't, I just came upon the reason why: he didn't really come to see his father, for exactly the reason to see his father for the last time he came to see his father-to hear about his father that he was dead, once and for all, now I know, and believe: because he couldn't have forgiven him of those lost childhood years without him saying something to me, he even tried to stop himself from going to the hospital, but that failed, he wanted something, perhaps to be part of the inheritance, he was well off and not married, worth a million dollars or more.

I brought them each a beer, then some popcorn. They kind of watch me; I think pa wants to talk to Pavlenko alone. We've had some separations in our marriage, like Pavlenko's father and mother had, he's been gone a good while, and I've had to support my daughter on my own; he's just like his father, and too close to the woods to see the trees.

"Where's Mary Ann?" Pavlenko says.

"She's licking the cake mix," I tell him. When I was a child I loved doing that, especially with the frosting. It always tastes better in the batter, than before it's on the cake, I wonder why?

"Your father and I need another beer?" says Pavlenko to me.

Especially at night, the frosting is better than in the morning for some reason.

"Waiting!" says Pavlenko. He drinks when my father is here because I won't say anything, and he knows he shouldn't drink with all that medication he's on-he's like his mother somewhat, it can trigger a relapse. I wish Mary Ann was bigger, and then I wouldn't have to worry about both of them. Pavlenko used to take care of himself, now he's fat and unkempt. You can't preach one thing, and do another, I mean, you look worse than the person you're talking about, and it makes you think he's living a secret life of hate, and if he can hate so easily, and not forgive, how can he expect to be forgiven for his misconduct? After his father's gone, if or when it happens and I'm around, and Pavlenko's around, I becoming convinced something will have to be done, he will be free of his hate, but I think guilt will set in. If only he could give up and surrender and do away with his resentments, he's no longer that innocent boy. How can his child need him, or I need him then? You don't need to need. It's a choice. He doesn't see, got to be a strong woman-any woman married to him would have to be a strong women. Otherwise, you're lost. I thought.

"Come out and get the beer yourself, if you want one!" I say. He'll go on talking to my father, complaining about his dad-some more, I met him once, he said hello to me and Pavlenko, he didn't seem all that bad to me. He doesn't let Mary Ann write him on the internet, like her cousin, does. And now I understand Sergei Jr., and his grandfather stopped writing one another-not sure why, maybe it's a Wright trait.

"Come here, Karin!" Pavlenko says.

"What for?" I ask.

"I'm hungry, that's why! I and your pa want some more popcorn!"

"Make the damn popcorn yourself, pa don't like popcorn like you do! You lazy son of...you know what I mean."

"Why are you getting so mad?" asked my husband.

"What?" I exclaim.

"Mad, mad, why are you so mad?"

"Don't mind me. Besides, I don't like football, perhaps that's it! Just eat your popcorn and drink your beer" I say, more calmly now, now that he's named my behavior, must have learned that from his psychologist father. I think of what we'll do, when my daughter is all grown up and gone and she has children of her own. We don't have anything in common, and I don't care to take care of someone who can hate so long, so hard, so carefree. And then what, what will take place with my grandkids? He has me to where I'm afraid to contact his father to open up a relationship between my daughter and him-he doesn't even know I'd like to try to do that. What will happen if he dislikes my daughter's selection of husbands (?) I think often, if I'm curse with this in the future. My father has asked: "What right do you two have not to share your children with his father? How do you know he doesn't want to have a relationship with his granddaughter? Just because he says so, Pavlenko says so, doesn't make it so, or make it right." Then my father also says, "What goes around comes around," and I'm afraid of that also-since I'm supporting his behavior unwillingly, encouraging it, enabling it by saying noting, and going along with the program, his program. I mean, he didn't seem like a bad person to let your child get to know-not any worse than his son, when I first met him. I couldn't even talk to him to get to know him, lest I start trouble with my husband. His hate has to be my hate that is what he was saying-indirectly and silently saying without saying a word, and that is what I'm really mad about, and can't say to him, just like he couldn't say to his father why he was really mad. You see, it's contagious.

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St. Paul, Minnesota-2005

Natasha Wright-Hides & Carla Lawson

((Ex-Wright) (Natasha's mother))

(Talking-to her mother by phone)

Chapter Six

Pa, He could have done so much for us-or maybe more, we all wanted more of him I guess, more than he could give to us, had to give, or didn't have time to give between his drinking, and working and seeing us, and putting up with you mother, and then the separation, and then came the foster homes, for my brothers and me, he did take me for a year when I was sixteen-years old, and then I got pregnant, and he told me not to have an abortion, it was against God's laws. And the abortion clinic and the State of Minnesota Social Worker all wanted me to kill it-and mother, you didn't care, and didn't seem to care, one way or the other. He persuaded me, not to get one, not you or the social workers, he said in essence: "You're quite young to make such a decision, a kid making a kid's decision, but just remember, whatever decision you make you can live with, because you make have a long life ahead of you," although he didn't insist, or force me to have my first of two children, gave me a choice, that-for that reason, I'm glad my two boys are now eleven and twelve years old; I'm thirty. So if you're wondering why there isn't any room in me for him for him, he just wasn't that important in my life ma. He just made sure nothing happened badly-when he could, when he was around, and if it didn't interfere with what he was doing at the time he was doing it, that is, if he wasn't drinking or sobering up, and he was either drinking and sobering up all the time, but I suppose as he once said, "I didn't have a father around he left when I was too young to remember, but from what my mother says, it was better that way, and as I look back now, it is better to have no father than the wrong father." For me, he wasn't the wrong father; he was to the contrary, the right one, just under the weather all the time if you know what I mean: hammering away at trying to succeed. Whatever breath he drew at the time, it didn't do us three children any good, mentally all that much good, I know now he paid his child support, I think and we had insurance I think he paid for that, he told me once he did. If he knew he was about to take us, he'd be in a panic everything wasn't' perfect, he felt if it wasn't perfect, that it all would cave in on him. We all waited, I was even fanning myself, waiting, so it seems. I said: if he'd just leave us alone, we'd forget he was around, but all of a sudden he came knocking at the doors of the foster homes we all were at, keeping his path always clean so he could move fast when he got a weekend to take us, oh he took us many a weekends, I suppose we all forgot that, if it had just been permanent, he even took on special trips alone, he took me to Bayfield, and Sergei to Gull Lake alone, and Pavlenko to West Fargo, North Dakota alone. He had promised us he'd take each one of us on a special trip, and he did, he kept that promise. And you mother, when I was with you, it would be just me, and you on a rolling rock, as if on a rolling rock falling down a hill into some kind of depression or dreamland, throwing fits and I was so young I didn't know what to do. You were no better. But I was, or felt I was, alone. If I could just feel better about him it would be different-although he used to take me to the movies and plays down at the theater downtown and concerts, and then I didn't feel alone. And you ma, had all those fits and spells and would pass out from that illness you have-I can't even say the word you call it because it's too big, and you'd do strange things, like opening up car doors that were not your car and the police would ask "What's wrong with your mother?" then look at me strangely and say "She is your mother, isn't she?" and I'd be crying, and we'd be on the street all alone, just me and you and the police, and I felt as if I was taking care of you, not you me, and the officers and the police car and the parked car you were trying to get into were on the streets and I was so young, and I even called dad up a few times, and most of the times he'd come and see that all was well, he even seen you in the hospital a few times, and took us kids home with him. And one time the boys went with him and I had to stay with one of your sisters while you recovered in the hospital. And I would have to write the policeman a note saying "I'm slow." Father didn't know all this was going on when it was going on. I told him when I saw him on those weekends.

He just sold the four-plex we live in, I'm glad. Boris got him in a bear hug a few months ago and squeezed the daylights out of him, and I was afraid he was going to kick us out of the apartment, and then he sold it. He owns half the neighborhood, Boris calls him the landlord king, used to work for him, they're kind of mad at each other now. He says when he dies he's going to give me his gold chain, but I don't think he will any longer. Boris says he's going to spend it all before he dies and we'll get nothing.

The trees in the back yard look like naked chickens, they're bare already, and it's just the beginning of winter. I'm getting fat again ma. The squirrels run across our back porch all the time now, looking for food. Pavlenko doesn't call us anymore, he and Boris don't get along. Sergei used to call, but seldom calls anymore. The kids are getting too big to play with, and I'm thirty-year old now.

(It was just me and him, me and dad living in the apartment on East 9th Street, before I got married. I like it there, it was peaceful, no worries. Picking me up with his car and taking me here and there and was so proud to have me. I even remember telling him once, 'I don't want to be married anymore with Boris, he'll never amount to much, and dad said, 'If it comes to that, you can stay with me now, and the boy also, but give it a second chance, if you feel that way later, fine.' I think he meant it, but I still think he was fearful of it. Funny, my mind never goes quiet anymore.)

Carla Lawson (Ex-Wright)

I got my own troubles Natasha...are you there? Wake up!

1) I got to pay the electric bill here at this home, or apartment.

2) The apartment is so small I can't even exercise in it.

3) In this house, or building people are coming and going all the time, and I have to be ready at 12:15 p.m., to eat each morning, and have to buy my own supper and breakfast if I want those other two meals. And I smoke so much my throat hurts.

4) I hear people in their beds all night long crying, and complaining, talking, some even have lovers. And I hear people in my head that aren't really there.

5) I'm tired.

7) I got fish, three goldfish, and now I want to flush them down the toilet, they're too much work, too much trouble, every breath I take I think about those gold fish that have no memory of what I do for them, feed them and keep their water clean, and warm-not too warm, and I tell them, told them "Go somewhere else if you don't like it here!"

8) It's really a daily job here, I have to clean up the room, empty the garbage-take it down those flights of stairs and go around to the back of the building and throw it in the high trash dispenser. I also take care of some events here for the building and its residents and that takes a lot out of me, and they inspect my room, and I have to pay one forth of my welfare check to live here, so don't complain to me about this and that, this is a hole, it just doesn't stink, plus in this place the people are uptight all the time, two thirds of them. And some of the older men sit around the lobby like buzzards and look at you as if they want to rape you: just give them the chance. Be happy your father wasn't like them. You always did like him better than me anyhow, but I always wanted you more than the boys because we understand one another better.

(Click: the phone is hung up...!)

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Terrifying Physical Effects of Alcohol

As it is said excess of everything is harmful, excess of alcohol too causes a number of problems to the human body. When alcohol becomes a habit, it is then when it harnesses the body of the person. There are a number of physical effects of alcoholism that a person faces when he/she becomes addicted of hard drinks. The physical effects of alcohol vary from person to person and also depend upon the quantity of the alcohol intake. Another thing to remember is that these effects are not only short term but alcohol also affects the body in long run.

Short Term Effects of Alcoholism

When a person is over-drunk (beyond the capacity of the body), he loses his consciousness. The physical effects of alcohol can be seen in a time period of ten minutes and still if the person keeps on drinking, the effects could turn severe. The first thing that comes to notice is reduced inhibitions. In such a state, a drunken person can do things that he otherwise would feel ashamed of. At a blood alcohol level of almost 0.10, a person loses his muscle control too. In such a state, he is not able to drive and take sensible decisions. This could affect not only the person involved but others too, who come in contact with him.

As the blood alcohol level further increases, the person can feel unconsciousness, blackouts and also a loss of memory. It is often found that when the person gets over the hangover, he is unable to recover the incidents that took place while he was drunk. Additionally, excessive intake of alcohol can cause nausea and vomiting, which is nothing but an attempt by the body to get rid of the poison. At a more intense level of alcohol, person can face the stage of stupor when he is not able to act seriously and feels disoriented. Ultimately, at the blood alcohol level of 0.50, there is a risk of coma too. However, the most visible effect of alcoholism is headache.

Long Term Effects of Alcoholism

Nevertheless, these short-term effects are not the only effects of severe alcoholism. There are some diseases too that affect the person in the long run, if he/she continues with alcoholism. It can cause Cancer of the mouth, lips, oesophagus, liver and even throat. Alcoholism can also result in brain injury, hallucinations, confusion, and loss of memory. Diseases like irregular pulse, high blood pressure, fluctuation in the red blood cells and enlarged heart may affect a person who is alcohol addicted. In short, alcoholism also affects the heart. Alcoholism can also cause loss of muscle tissue and general weakness in the entire body.

In the long-term, alcohol distresses the digestive system. It increases the inflammation of the stomach lining and consequently leads to stomach ulcers. Alcoholism raises the risk of lung infections too. It can also cause problems related to liver and pancreas. Lastly, alcoholism affects the potency of a man and causes gynecological problems in women, thereby affecting the reproductive system.

The worst effect of alcoholism is that the brain stops working. This is the core reason for all the secondary physical effects of alcohol. One should better keep a check on the intake of alcohol so as to avoid any mishap to one's own life.

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The Four Main Symptoms Of Alcoholism

For most of us, a trip to the bar for a drink is no big deal. Many go out with friends to have a few while socializing. Some choose to celebrate a special occasion, such as a wedding, or a promotion. Others may even use it as an opportunity to blow off a little steam after a long week at work. To some though, the act of having a few can lead to serious problems. These people suffer from an addiction to alcohol. In other words, they suffer from alcoholism, otherwise known as being an alcoholic.

Those who suffer from alcoholism don't always show signs of there being a problem. Just because they don't always appear drunk, does not mean they do not have a problem.

There are normally four different symptoms for those who suffer from alcoholism.

Number 1: A strong craving to drink. The person will have a strong desire to drink which may not go away until satisfied. This means the person may go out of their way to get a drink, which could potentially lead to personal, as well as professional problems, if these cravings are allowed to disrupt a person's normal activities.

Number 2: Losing the ability to control the amount of alcohol consumed. Most of us know when enough is enough. An alcoholic normally loses this ability, or chooses to ignore it. This can lead to frequent periods of drunkenness, which over time can lead to serious health concerns, such as cirrhosis of the liver, weakening of the immune system, brain damage, fetal damage in pregnant women, as well as an increased risk of some Cancers.

Number 3: Dependency on alcohol to function. Frequent abuse of alcohol can eventually lead to dependence. This means the body will not only crave alcohol, but will need it just to function normally. Without it, the body will develop symptoms similar to those of drug addicts undergoing withdrawal symptoms. An alcoholic who is deprived of alcohol can become nauseous, shaky, sweaty, anxious and irritable.

Number 4: A high tolerance to alcohol. As anyone who has drunk regularly can tell you, over time a person will develop a higher tolerance for alcohol, the more they consume. For alcoholics this tolerance is usually far greater than for a normal person. This, along with not knowing their limits, puts an alcoholic at great risk of health problems, as mentioned previously.

In most cases, an alcoholic will not admit they have a problem, in many cases until they have hit rock bottom. If you suspect you, or someone you know many be an alcoholic, seek help immediately. There are many great organizations out there who can help with information, as well as treatment options.

If you know of a recovering alcoholic, talk to them about their experiences and if possible, develop a relationship to help further your own recovery. This can be a great tool for a newly recovering alcoholic. The mutual understanding and strength shared together can be a great source of motivation to stay sober and healthy well into the future.

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Alcoholism in the Gay Community

The Scope of the Problem Relating to Alcoholism

Researchers use the term "alcohol problems" to refer to any type of condition caused by drinking which harms the drinker directly, jeopardizes the drinker's well-being, or places others at risk. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, nearly 14 million people in the United States-1 in every 13 adults-have alcohol problems, though most do not realize or acknowledge it. It is additionally estimated that 43% of U.S. adults (76 million people) have been exposed to alcoholism in the family--they have a parent/guardian, spouse or other family member who is or was an alcoholic or a problem drinker.

It is important to note that because you have an alcoholic in your family, does not mean that you will suffer from alcoholism. Also keep in mind that if you are alcoholic, you can recover. You might have to go to alcohol rehab or an inpatient alcohol treatment facility to detox, but recovery is certainly possible. Many people, both gay and straight, with alcohol problems have gotten sober and gone on to live happier and healthier lives.

Do Gay Men and Women Have More Problems With Alcohol Than Heterosexuals?

Studies from the 1970s and 1980s led many to the conclusion that rates of alcoholism were higher among GLBT population than in the overall population-sometimes citing rates of alcoholism in the GLBT community as 30%.

This high rate of alcoholism among the gay population is probably due to the challenges they face relating to prejudice, discrimination, judgemental attitudes, internalized homophobia and the shame incurred as a result of it all. In addition, all of the above may be reasons why there is a high rate of mental health issues among the gay community and when combined with addiction or alcoholism we term it dual diagnosis.

Health Problems Caused by Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Exceeding the average daily limit of one or two drinks a day is associated with a broad range of health risks. Alcohol intoxication is the leading cause of traffic fatalities in the United States. Both men and women commonly report that they take greater sexual risks when they have been drinking, leading, in a worst case, to HIV infection.

The following is a partial list of other alcohol-related health problems:

cirrhosis (permanent scarring) of the liver
high blood pressure
increased risk of throat, esophgus, liver, and breast Cancer
ulcers
dementia
sleep disturbances
depression and other emotional problems

How Do I know if I suffer from Alcoholism

People with alcohol problems often answer "yes" to one or more of the following questions:

Do you believe that in order to have fun you need to drink?
Do you turn to alcohol to relieve uncomfortable feelings?
Do you drink more to get the same effect that you used to?
Do you drink alone?
Have you had trouble at work or in school because of your drinking?
Have you made promises to yourself or others that you'll stop drinking?
Have your family or friends have complained about your drinking?
Have you been late to or absent from work because of your drinking?
Do you drink even when you don't want to?
Has your doctor told you that you have health problems related to drinking?
Have you tried to quit drinking?

How to Recover from Alcoholism

Some people with alcohol problems who are not physically addicted are able to quit or cut down without help. Very often though, people are going to require medical assistance referred to as alcohol rehab or an alcohol treatment program. A variety of alcohol treatments exist for alcohol dependence including self-help groups (like Alcoholics Anonymous-and there are GLBT AA groups), detox and inpatient rehabilitation.

If you chose to enter an alcohol treatment program, be sure that the alcohol rehab [http://lakeviewfreedomrings.com] is supportive of you as a gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgendered person. If you are struggling with homophobia or spending time educating those around you, you will not be able to focus on your recovery. There are addiction and alcohol treatment programs specifically for the gay population, and many "mainstream" drug rehabs, alcohol rehabs and alcohol treatment programs which are now gay friendly.

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What Causes Anxiety and Panic Attacks?

Biological and environmental factors play a huge role when it comes to panic attacks. There still is really no full understanding of why panic attacks happen. Panic attacks cause profuse sweating, elevated heart palpitations, shortness of breath, trembling and numerous other symptoms. A panic attack is the sudden onset of intense anxiety, characterized by feelings of intense fear and apprehension.

Scientists are researching the facts to learn if genetics could play a possible role in anxiety disorders. They are trying to see if it is possible that the disorder is passed down like eye color and hair color. In addition, they are trying to pinpoint, if possible, which parent the traits are coming from. It has already been proven that certain disorders involving the brain are hereditary. If science could indeed prove that a person has a predisposition to the attacks then maybe sufferers could begin treatments at an earlier age and prevent suffering for a lifetime.

In essence, it is very possible that if there is a family member who has had any history of panic disorders, anxiety, depression or any other mental disorders, it will make it more probable for next generations to carry these specific traits. The other possibility for a biological cause can be from abnormalities in the brain itself and the way the brain functions. These types can stem from disorders such as schizophrenia or post traumatic stress disorders. It is also suggested that the body's fight or flight response to danger could very well be present while experiencing a panic attack. This could be triggered even though there is no evidence of danger anywhere around you; the reason for this response is unknown.

In times of today's economic woes, it is no wonder why we are becoming more and more stressed every day. And the more stress that our bodies endures the more likely anxiety disorders will ensue. Stress can come in so many different forms, whether it is from daily events, death or other life transitions or the separation of a loved one. Researchers have discovered that once your body becomes overwhelmed with stress, the resistance of your body is compromised and that is usually when panic attacks are triggered. So it is very important to try the best that you can to keep stress at bay so that when these sorts of things happen you are in a better mindset to be able to handle a little bit of what life sometimes throws at us.

Many attacks can be brought on through environmental causes. Anyone battling addictions such as alcoholism or drug use is more prone to having panic attacks, especially when going through withdrawal symptoms. Panic attacks are greatly misunderstood, so it may be beneficial for the sufferer to go through more than one type of therapy to get through their fears; most of the time the fear is fear of repeated attacks. Normally a sufferer will have an attack out of nowhere and when this happens they tend to bring on other symptoms themselves by responding to the initial symptoms. It is a vicious cycle that just needs help through behavioral changes.

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Misdirected Blame

Alcoholic beverages have been a part of the American culture since long before the Revolutionary War. The "alcohol problem" is a by-product of alcohol use, but the meaning of that has changed over the years, as our culture has chosen to assess blame on those beverages, rather than lay the blame squarely on the shoulders of the one who used them.

In the book "Drugs, Society and Human Behavior" authors Charles Ksir, Carl L. Hart and Oakley Ray explain that before the Revolution, alcoholic beverages were consumed per capita at a much higher rate, mainly because drinking water was much more likely to be contaminated.

Even the Puritan ministers called alcoholic drinks the "Good Creature of God," and spoke against drunkenness, blaming the individual not the beverage. But the attitude changed over the Revolution and has stayed fairly constant since. Since then the alcohol was the "demon" not the drinker. The writers went on the say that alcoholic beverages were the first psychoactive substance to be demonized in such a way.

The substance is blamed, not the user. Alcohol got some serious scrutiny when Dr. Benjamin Rush produced a pamphlet in 1784, discussing the hazards of heavy drinking, aimed primarily at distilled spirits, no beer or wine.

He observed that alcohol contributed to jaundice, a sign liver disease. He wrote of "madness" which the authors said might have been his observation of the delirium of withdrawal. He also spoke of "epilepsy" which could have been his explanation for the seizures that can occur during withdrawal from alcohol.

The "Temperance Movement" brought on even more scrutiny. Rush said that all distilled beverages should be avoided because he believed them to be toxic, and he believed that drinking hard liquor damaged the user's morality. The alcohol affected the part of the brain that is responsible for morality.

That led to "Prohibition," first passed by the State of Maine in 1851, the early forerunner of the nation version of Prohibition, which became law on January 16, 1920. Speakeasies, bathtub gin and organized crime are all terms associated with the period, as America pushed back. Prohibition was repealed in 1933 and each state was given control over regulating alcoholic beverages.

It's interesting to me that by popular demand alcoholic beverages were legalized again, but the same attitude towards the consumption of alcoholic beverages has not necessarily changed. People still demonize the alcoholic beverage, not the drinker.

Of course there is a social stigma against people who drink too much, or heavy drinkers, or problem drinkers, or alcoholics, whatever term you care to use to describe somebody who has been negatively impacted by their use of the drug. Alcoholics Anonymous did not shy away from putting the responsibility on the drinker in developing its 12 Step program shortly after the repeal.

I can identify with the Puritan ministers, who believed that a portion of alcoholic beverage, taken in moderation, was a good thing. I agree with Rush's view of alcohol being toxic, because it can be. It all falls to the user. Any drink, alcoholic or otherwise, can be abused. The user abuses, not the drink. The drinker may not be able to control his behavior, but it nevertheless his personal choice that leads to dependence.

Personal responsibility is easy to define, but it is difficult to mandate. People have to make their own decisions, but when those decisions lead to calamity, they don't want to accept the responsibility. It's always easier to blame somebody or something else.

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Brain Atrophy and Alcoholism

Along with a great deal of medical information regarding the effects of chemical substances detrimental to the brain we are faced with the recognition that alcohol has perhaps the highest proven status in the category along with a growing list of drugs still under investigation.

Evidence of the power of alcohol is before us all in society as we witness the altered changes in behaviour towards aggression and not only temporary damage to our youth, but long term and the possibility of considerable irreversible damage to their brains. The destructive influence of alcohol upon personality and behaviour become obvious in all alcoholics, but only recently has the extent of damage to the brain itself become clear as scientific medical evidence reveals.

A Report on ' Brain atrophy and intellectual impairment in heavy drinkers' by L.A. Cala, B. Jones, F.L. Mastaglia and B. Wiley of Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Queen Elizabeth II medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia indicates the following ...

"We have found a high frequency of cerebral and cerebellar atrophy and dysfunction in a group of relatively young habitual heavy drinkers. While some could reasonably be regarded as 'alcoholics', none could by any means be considered the derelict 'skid-row' type alcoholic and the majority regarded themselves as nothing more than 'heavy social drinkers'. "

It is not too difficult for those of the public who are concerned about this social issue and the resultant personal tragedies that are associated with the habit of drinking alcohol, to relate alcohol consumption to later development of Alzheimer's and other symptoms of senility that share the shrinkage or atrophy of the brain.

We must then relate the desire to remain free of such mental disease as associated with a need to reject alcohol from our lifestyle. Unlike some countries where to consume alcohol constitutes a major offense and exacts sometimes the death penalty, here in Australia as in many western countries, it is left to the individual. We must undertake our own personal disciplines in relation to health matters.

Knowledge is the only way any of us can intelligently choose our actions in life. If we choose to drink alcohol we must know the consequences. And still, should we choose to continue to drink we must be willing to face a future that involves a loss of self control, loss of not only a healthy heart but a healthy brain and the burden of a great deal of suffering given to our loved ones.

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