- The World Health Organization (WHO) warns of the high alcohol consumption by increasingly younger citizens.
- Alcoholic beverages affect both your cognitive and motor abilities, and sometimes leave irreversible after-effects.
- If you have had a drinking problem, don’t give up. Here are 11 examples of people who managed to overcome their alcoholism and are happier than ever.
- But if you think you need professional help you can go to Alcoholics Anonymous, or contact them by phone (AA phone number: 985-566-345) or by email: info@alcoholicos-anonimos.org.
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He alcohol consumption has increased in recent years: “Total alcohol consumption per capita in the world population over 15 years old increased from 5.5 liters of pure alcohol in 2005 to 6.4 liters in 2010, and remained at the level of 6.4 liters in 2016.” According to this report from the World Health Organization (WHO), carried out with data from 2018, The highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita are observed in European countries.
On average, respondents They consumed 32.8 grams of pure alcohol per daybut the peaks should be noted: alcohol consumption approximately 20% higher than the average (40.0 g/day) in the African Region and about 20% lower (26.3 g/day) in the South-East Asia Region. However, How do alcoholic beverages affect the body in the long term? The Catalana Occidente insurer points out that there are at least two types of consequences: neurological and physical.
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Alcohol can impair your cognitive ability and can lead to affect your short-term memory your coordination now. In addition, Catalana Occidentewarns that high consumption of these drinks could even lead to depression. You also have to take into account that prolonged consumption will affect your nervous system: “You can notice these consequences in the appearance of tremors, vision problems and even a reduction in your reflexes.”
The cardiovascular effects These are probably the best known: your heart suffers with long-term exposure to alcohol and can lead to arrhythmias, heart failure, arteriosclerosis or high blood pressure, among others. But the heart is not the only organ that is affected by excessive consumption of these drinks, the liver or pancreas They are frequent sufferers of them.
He Alcoholism is a serious problem that affects society across the board. since, at least in Spain, alcohol consumption It is associated with socialization already “having a good time.” The problem comes when the consumption of these drinks becomes a addiction.
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When this happens many of these patients try rehabilitateand one of the first decisions they usually make isgo to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) either physically or by telephone (AA phone number: 985-566-345)This world-famous organization treats alcohol use disorder with group therapies called “meetings.” In Spain there are currently about 616 Groups spread throughout the country.
For the WHO, the current trends point to an “increase in total per capita consumption worldwide over the next 10 years,” but if you’re considering giving up alcohol Here are 11 examples of people who have succeeded and the changes that have occurred in their bodies:
Christmas made this young man rethink his drinking habits. After a year of being completely sober, he says he loves himself more than ever and that this has helped him lose up to 10 kilos.
Fountain: Reddit.
This young man used alcohol as a means of socialising. After 2 years without alcohol, his skin has improved noticeably and his face has a different expression.
Fountain: Reddit.
After 9 months of sobriety, this woman is not only happier, but her skin has improved and she says that even her liver is grateful for it.
This girl decided to turn her life around. She stopped drinking and went to rehab, lost 15 kilos and now feels like a new person.
This young man has been sober for 8 months, and in that short period of time his life and his physique have changed completely.
Source: Reddit.
This young woman jokes alongside her photo: “Has anyone else felt like a balloon when they stopped drinking?” After a year and a half without alcohol, she says she has never felt so happy.
This woman left everything behind (her husband, her home, her job…) to be happy, and after 2 and a half years of sobriety she says she feels like a “completely different” person.
Fountain: Reddit.
The photo on the left is from when this young man let his friends shave him however they wanted on one (many) drunken night. In the one on the right, many physical changes can be seen in him. He claims that “the boy on the left never imagined that the one on the right could exist.”
Fountain: Reddit.
This woman went from ordering drinks two at a time to being completely sober. After a few months without drinking, she admits that it’s hard to deal with the feelings that come with sobriety but that it was the best decision of her life.
Fountain: Reddit.
This selfie is from the day this man went to the emergency room, checked into the hospital, and began his journey to sobriety…
Exactly 6 months later this other photo was taken. He had just finished a 33 mile (50km) bike ride: “One for every year I’ve been alive.”
Source: Reddit.
This guy found the gym an escape route from his alcoholism. He overcame his addiction and now claims to have never felt this happy.
Fountain: Reddit.
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