What are the types of alcoholism

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Alcoholism is a very serious thing. If people take antidotes immediately after alcoholism, or take emetic drugs, this wrong method is very likely to aggravate the phenomenon of alcoholism. In order to help alcoholism personnel get rid of the pain in time, we need to immediately go to the hospital for effective treatment. When treating, we should first understand what type of alcoholism we are, so what are the types of alcoholism?

What are the types of alcoholism

1、 Delirium tremens. The patients with acute mental disorder after chronic alcohol withdrawal. The patient had blurred consciousness, excitement, panic and vision, accompanied by fever, hyperhidrosis, elevated blood pressure, tachycardia, tongue, lip and limbs tremor and mydriasis. Severe convulsions may occur. Laboratory examination showed leukocytosis, rapid ESR and liver function damage. The attack usually lasts for 3-4 days. The symptoms worsen at night and end in deep sleep. After waking up, it can completely recover, and the course of delirium can not be recalled. Generally, it can be improved rapidly after supportive treatment. Severe delirium patients can use chlorpromazine intramuscular or intravenous drip. A few patients may die of heart failure or turn to Korsakov syndrome.   

2、 Korsakov syndrome. It is a sequelae of chronic alcoholism. Its clinical features are dysmnesia and disorientation, misconstruction and fiction, judgment disorder and euphoria. The syndrome caused by alcoholism is considered to be caused by malnutrition and thiamine deficiency, but it seldom recovers completely after treatment with B vitamins.   

3、 Alcoholic hallucination. It often occurs slowly after long-term drinkers suddenly stop drinking, and produces insulting or threatening auditory hallucinations in a clear state of consciousness, presenting anxiety. It can last weeks, months or more. The etiology of this disease is quite controversial. At present, most people think that the true alcoholic hallucination is very rare.

matters needing attention

The above introduces the types of alcoholism. When people get together and talk about business, alcohol is essential at the dinner table. For the safety of friends, people who don't drink and are weak should not be forced to persuade them to drink. Otherwise, once alcoholism is caused, it will threaten the safety of human life at any time, for the sake of their own and other people's life and health, It's necessary to stay away from alcohol.