overview Alcoholism significantly alters the way some important parts of the brain operate. A chronic drinker's ability to quit drinking gets increasingly difficult as the brain and body become used…
Korsakoff syndrome is a chronic memory disease caused by thiamine deficiency (vitamin B-1). Korsakoff syndrome is most usually caused by alcohol abuse, however, it can also be caused by other…
oveview One result of chronic alcoholism is the brain damage caused by long-term high alcohol intake. Certain areas of alcoholics' brains atrophy, resulting in lesions and deficiencies in brain function.…
Excessive alcohol drinking might be harmful to your health. From 2011 to 2015, excessive alcohol usage resulted in roughly 95,000 fatalities and 2.8 million years of potential life lost (YPLL)…
Alcoholism is a chronic condition characterized by the uncontrollable use of alcohol.Alcoholism is defined as the inability to control one's alcohol use due to a physical and emotional addiction to…
Overview Alcohol use disorder (also known as alcoholism) is a pattern of drinking that includes problems controlling your drinking, being preoccupied with alcohol, continuing to use alcohol even when it…