Causes of alcohol abuse

Perhaps you have heard the expression: "drink, sogreemsya. It is in use, that alcohol is a good way to warm the body. No wonder alcohol is often called "strong drinks." It is believed that alcohol has a therapeutic effect not only in the cold, but with a number of other illnesses, including gastro-intestinal tract, such as stomach ulcer. Doctors, on the contrary believe that ulcerative patient categorically not take alcohol. Where is the truth? After small doses of alcohol actually stimulate appetite.

Or else, a common perception among people belief: alcohol excite, invigorate, improves mood, feeling, makes the conversation more lively and interesting, which is important for the company of young people. No wonder alcohol taken against fatigue ", with ailments, and virtually all the festivities.

Moreover, there is a perception that alcohol is a high-calorie foods, quickly providing the energy needs of the organism, which is important, for example, in a campaign, etc. And in the beer and dry grape wines, besides there is a wide range of vitamins and aromatic substances. In medical practice using bacteriostatic properties of alcohol, using it for disinfection (for injections, etc.), preparation of drugs, but not for the treatment of disease.

So, take alcohol to cheer up, to warm the body, to prevent and treat disease, such as a disinfectant and as a means of increasing appetite and energy valuable product. Where is the truth and where the error?

One of the Pirogov Congress of Russian Physicians passed a resolution about the dangers of alcohol: "... there is no authority in the human body, which had not been subjected to the ravages of alcohol, alcohol does not possess any of such action, which could not be achieved by other medical means acting healthier, safer and more reliable, there is such a painful condition in which the need to appoint alcohol at any length of time. "

So the arguments about the benefits of alcohol - a fairly common misconception. Take the obvious fact - after the stimulation of appetite glasses of vodka or wine. But this is only a short time, the alcohol called "vent juice." In the future, alcohol, including beer, only harms digestion. Because alcohol paralyzes the action of such important organs as the liver and pancreas.

Prominent psychiatrist and social activist, a fighter against alcoholism, academician Vladimir Bekhterev (1857-1927) summarized the psychological causes of alcoholism: "The fact is that alcoholism is a centuries-old scourge, it left very deep roots in our everyday life and created a system of wild drinking practices. These practices require drinking wine and refreshments at every opportunity. "

No need for alcohol is one of the natural life of human needs, such as the need for oxygen or food, and because alcohol itself is not a motivating force for people. The need for this, like some other "needs" person (eg, smoking) appears because the society is, first, produces the product and, secondly, "reproduces" the practices, habits and prejudices associated with its consumption . Of course, that these habits are not inherent to all equally.