Psychiatrist, Jven Kizitsky, told how often a person should drink so that he can be considered an alcoholic. Also, the medic called the symptoms of alcoholism in humans and described the stage of his illness. This is reported by the Medic Forum.
According to him, to identify an alcoholic is not a big problem – it is a person who uses alcohol more often than once every 14 days. It is noteworthy that at the same time the dosage of the drink does not matter.
Medic noted that it is often the reason for the use of alcohol is the need to relax, since drinking or does not know other ways to remove stress, or this method is more simple and accessible, what to find a lesson more interesting. He warned that the consequences of such a choice could be deplorable, since alcoholic beverages are a powerful depressant.
The doctor stated that it is impossible to fully care from such an agell, since he is chronic, but remission can be achieved. He stressed that if at the same time not to treat a neurotic disorder, it is not possible to achieve remission.
Kizitsky said that the diagnosis of “alcoholism” usually put people who have at least three symptoms of those listed: a strong desire to drink is manifested; The ability to control the amount of alcohol consumed is reduced; The person appears a hangover and he drinks in the morning to get rid of him; All large doses of alcohol are required; For the sake of alcohol, a person refuses other of his interests and constantly expects a feast.
He also listed the stages of alcoholism. Zero stage is a dietary drunkenness when the use is not frequent and rarely ends with serious consequences. At the first stage, the desire to use alcohol becomes higher, a person ceases to control. In the second stage, the alcoholic increasingly suffers from the hangover, it becomes quite difficult for him to keep not drinking. At the third stage, a person drinks daily, his psyche is irreversibly changing.
Previously, the specialists of the British charitable organization British Liver Trust called the five main symptoms, which at an early stage may indicate that a person has problems with the liver, which arose because of alcohol. Doctors warned that the liver problems may disrupt to 500 vital functions of the body. This body is extremely important for humans and is responsible for neutralization and toxin output.