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ALCOHOL
If children raised in a home in which a parent has a problem with ALCOHOL have double the risk of becoming alcoholic themselves. There are various reasons for this unhappy fact. Research shows an inherited or genetic influence that increase the chances of becoming an alcoholic. The stress of living in a home troubled with alcoholism further increases the likelihood of children becoming problem drinkers themselves. Additionally, children of alcoholics orten have poor self-image and steem, and have greater difficulty in facing the stresses of daily living. When circumstances become difficult and problem arise, there is a greater likelihood of turning to alcohol as an escape.
Prevention is the cure---stay away from alcohol!
Amd theres another fact if the alcohol is
less harmful to women than to men. Is this true?
No, this is not the case. When alcohol is taken into the body, it is absorbed and carried to every organ in the body. Alcohol tends to dissolve in the body''s water stores (in various cells). Women have less water relative ti their body weight than men. If a female drinks the same quantity of alcohol as a male over the same time period, the female will have more alcohol in the bloodstream than the male. This will result in mnore rapid and severe intoxication in the female.
The main chemical enzyme that breaks down alcohol in the body is called alcohol dehygrogenase. Female process less alcohol through this mechanism than do males. This further increases the harmful effects of alcohol in women as compared to men.
Alcohol has also been shown to increase the risk of breast cancer in women, even when small quantities of alcohol are consumed daily (one-half to one and one-half glasses per day). the risk of breast cancer is further increased if one is taking oral contraception or hormone replacement therapy as well qs a regular alcohol.
Another significant problem is that pregnant women never4 drink alone. Alcohol present in the blood of the mother will eventually get to the baby developing in her womb. This can cause permanent damage to the child. It has not yet been determined what level of alcohol, if any, would be safe in pregnancy.
Again, prevention is better than cure. Alcohol should be avoided.
Published: December 19, 2007