Alcohol Abuse

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Acupuncture  Reduce anxiety, depression  Alleviate tremors and fatigue Biofeedback  Relieving symptoms of stress by relaxing muscles  Monitoring physiologic systems  Increase awareness of body’s stress

Motivational enhancement therapy  Acknowledge that patient have a problem  Guide the patient through stages  Change patient’s behavior

Aversion therapy  Pairing the drinking of alcohol with a strong aversive response  Nausea or vomiting (medication)  Without medication after repeated pairing

Cognitive behavior therapy  Identify distorted thoughts and beliefs that arouse psychological stress  View and cope with traumatic event differently  Learn alternative beliefs about the events and the impacts they have on patient’s life  Learn to develop a sense of mastery and control patient’s thoughts and feeling

Alcoholic abuse and foetal

Alter thyroid function in mother Brain damage Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) Thyroid hormone

Benefit Prevent heart disease Prevent myocardial infarction Prevent apoplexy Prevent Alzheimer's Disease Prevent osteoporosis

Drink Sensibly Men: Fewer than 3 – 4 units per day (21 units per week) Women: Fewer than 2 – 3 units per day (14 units per week)

Avoid alcohol before driving, operation machine, handling dangerous goods or vigorous exercise.