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When living with an alcoholic, it's important to know that the individual is the only person who can stop their drinking, so it is counterproductive to try and control their drinking. Discover how to avoid being an enabler with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on living with alcoholics.
Alcohol is metabolized by the liver, and excessive amounts of alcohol create a problem of oxidation stress. Find out how 10 to 20 percent of drinkers develop alcoholic cirrhosis, which is a form of liver damage, with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on how alcohol damages the liver.
The number one influence of blood alcohol content is how much a person drinks, but carbonated drinks can cause the blood to absorb alcohol more quickly. Discover how people with more fat in their cells will have a harder time metabolizing alcohol with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on blood alcohol content.
In order to stop drinking alcohol, a person has to want to stop drinking alcohol, and they usually reach this point by experiencing the consequences of their drinking. Discover how some alcoholics need to be detoxified when they stop drinking with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on alcoholism.
There are many negative effects of alcoholism, including the physical effects, such as damage to the liver, stomach and brain. Learn about negative social effects of alcoholism, as well as how it can affect a person's family with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on alcoholism.
Signs that a person is an alcoholic include a person that drinks alone, a person who can tolerate alcohol very well, and a person who gets annoyed when questioned about their drinking. Discover how some alcoholics drink in the morning to settle their nerves with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on alcoholism.
The frontal lobe is a person's center of reasoning, and alcohol can cause an uninhibited frontal lobe, leaving people less able to control their actions. Find out how alcohol changes brain chemistry with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on how alcohol affects the brain.
In most cases, when somebody stops drinking, the body goes back to normal, but the ability of the liver to recover depends on how badly it has been damaged. Learn about how people can stop the damage done to their body through alcohol abuse with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on alcohol's effects on the body.
Alcohol poisoning is essentially an overdose of alcohol, and it happens when somebody drinks in great excess, causing their medula to become overwhelmed. Discover how autonomic functions stop during alcohol poisoning with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on alcohol poisoning.
Alcohol is a sedative that causes the brain to release glutamate, which can be toxic to the brain in large quantities. Learn about the part that dopamine plays in alcohol addiction with help from a medical doctor that specializes in addiction psychiatry in this free video on alcohol and the nervous system.
Bernardo Savariego Dr. Bernardo Savariego is a medical doctor and psychiatrist in Miami, Fla., who specializes in addiction and substance abuse treatment innovations, as well as buprenorphine/suboxone for opioid addiction treatment and patients with mental disorders. He received his degrees from Ohio State University and The University of Valencia, in Valencia, Spain. Savariego is a member of The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He was the chairman of the Committee of Addiction Psychiatry and the South Florida Psychiatric Society, a delegate to the House of Delegates of the Florida Medical Association, and president of the South Florida Psychiatric Society. Savariego has been published in numerous medical publications, and has his own practice in Miami, Fla.dkdk
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