Alcohol Abuse

1. Alcohol Abuse

2. Complementary and Alternative Medicine • Acupuncture • Reduce anxiety, depression • Alleviate tremors and fatigue • Biofeedback • Relieving symptoms of stress by relaxing muscles • Monitoring physiologic systems • Increase awareness of body’s stress

3. Motivational enhancement therapy Acknowledge that patient have a problem Guide the patient through stages Change patient’s behavior

4. Aversion therapy Pairing the drinking of alcohol with a strong aversive response Nausea or vomiting (medication) Without medication after repeated pairing

5. Cognitive behavior therapy • Identify distorted thoughts and beliefs that arouse psychological stress • View and cope with traumatic event differently • Learn alternative beliefs about the events and the impacts they have on patient’s life • Learn to develop a sense of mastery and control patient’s thoughts and feeling

6. Alcoholic abuse and foetal

7. Alter thyroid function in mother Brain damage Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) Thyroid hormone

8. Benefit • Prevent heart disease • Prevent myocardial infarction • Prevent apoplexy • Prevent Alzheimer's Disease • Prevent osteoporosis

9. Drink Sensibly • Men: Fewer than 3 – 4 units per day (21 units per week) • Women: Fewer than 2 – 3 units per day (14 units per week)

10. Avoid alcohol before driving, operation machine, handling dangerous goods or vigorous exercise.