What causes alcoholism in the body

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Because there was no culture, I came out to work very early and worked as a waiter in a KTV. Occasionally, I had to accompany customers to drink. I drank too much last night, and when I got home, I began to talk nonsense and twitch. My family sent me to the hospital and found out alcoholism. Now let's learn what causes alcoholism in the body.

What causes alcoholism in the body

Factor 1: alcoholism is commonly known as drunkenness. Alcohol (ethanol) drinking a large number of alcoholic beverages at a time will produce the first excitation and then inhibition effect on the central nervous system. Severe poisoning can cause respiratory and cardiac arrest and death. A large amount of alcohol can produce drunken state, is a common acute alcoholism.

Factor 2: long term heavy drinking can lead to degeneration of cerebral cortex, cerebellum, pons and corpus callosum, damage of liver, heart and endocrine glands, malnutrition, enzyme and vitamin deficiency, etc. When drinking on an empty stomach, 60% of the alcohol was absorbed within one hour and 95% in two hours. 5%。 Alcohol is a kind of micro toxicity, which is an inhibitor of the central nervous system and acts on the cerebral cortex.

Factor 3: after drinking alcohol, the initial performance is excited, and then the activity of subcortical center and cerebellum can be involved, affecting the vascular motor center and inhibiting the respiratory center. In severe cases, respiratory and circulatory failure can be caused. 90% of alcohol is broken down by the liver, so it can also cause liver damage.

matters needing attention

For patients with moderate or above alcoholism, they should be sent to the hospital as soon as possible for gastric lavage, infusion and other treatment. If the rescue is timely, generally no sequelae will be left. For patients with high alcoholism, they must be hospitalized in time to avoid unnecessary injury.