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ALCOHOL AND WOMEN
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| women alcohol abuse |
According to the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of US, Almost 4 ( four) millions women suffer from alcohol abuse or dependence, but women who drink have different risk factors; potential dangers and drinking patterns than men.
REASONS WHY WOMEN DRINK ALCOHOL
In past decades, social and psychological reasons were assumed as main reasons for women to drink heavily, but many of these assumptions have proven to be false. The followings are more lkely to lead to drinking problems in women:
- Genetics
Inherited susceptibility accounts for more than 50 percent of a person's vulnerability to serious drinking problems, lifestyle also play important role in determine whether women can engage in alcoholism.
- Depression
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| depressed women are more likely to drinking problems |
Women with depression are more likely to have a drinking problems, women are more vulnerable to be depressed prior to drinking than men.
- Lack Employment
Women without paying jobs are more likely to become problem drinkers than those who work.
- Childhood Traumas
Women who experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse in their childhood or suffer great distress are more likely to become drinkers.
- Relationship Problems
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| relationship problems may increase the risk to problem drinkers |
Relationship issues such as single, separated or divorced can be a reasons for a women to become problem drinkers than married women. Also women who lives in male partners have the higher rate of drinking problems.
- Psychological Problems
Like men, women may drink to compensate for the feelings of inadequacy. Bad feelings may increase the risks of get involve in alcoholics.
- A lack or loss of roles
Lack of valued roles example marriage and in divorce, women of all age tend to drink more and lean on alcohol.
- Self medication
This involve women's feeling of permissible to consume alcohol as if it were a medicine as long as they're taking it for a reason.
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL IN WOMEN
The consequences of risky sexual behaviors after alcohol consumption (such as unwanted pregnancy or sexual transmitted diseases - STDs) and severe physiological problems related to infertility and pregnancy directly define the range of alcohol effects. Intoxication of women is much more quickly than in men because women have smaller quality of protective enzymes in their stomach to breaks down alcohol before it absorbed into millstream and travel via blood to the brain. Liver is another vital organ that suffer greatly in women than in men thus women tend to suffer with liver damage than men. Other health problems women suffer from alcoholics are:
- Gynecologic Disorders
Infertility, menstrual problems, sexual dysfunction and premenstrual syndrome and other reproductive problems are associated with heavily alcohol drinking.
- Obstetric Disorders
Women who drink when they are pregnant cause their unborn babies drink too. thus tend to damage unborn babies with each consumption of alcohol. Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) such as small head, abnormal facial features, jitters, poor muscle tone, sleep disorders, sluggish motor development, failure to thrive, short stature, delayed speech, mental retardation and pericardium-hyperactivity.
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| fetal alcohol syndrome |
Many of more babies suffer from low birth-weight, irritability as newborn and permanent mental impairment these combination of symptoms is known as foetal alcohol effects (FAE). drug and alcohol abuse may affect the quality of woman's mothering.
- Breast Cancer
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| alcohol is a risk factor of breast cancer |
Women who drink increase the risk of breast cancer, numerous studies have suggested. For woman who are at higher risk of breast cancer should stop or reduce their consumption of alcohol.
- Osteoporosis
The risk of osteoporosis (a bone disorder characterized by loss of Calcium which results into bone thinning). Alcohol can impair the absorption of macro-nutriets and micro-nutriets including Calcium and heavy drink may worse the deterioration of the bone tissue.
TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL IN WOMEN
Financial limitations and child care responsibilities make women not to get same care men get. Women often obtain therapy to late when the illness is more severe due to their blame on symptoms of depression and anxiety whereas men attribute them directly into alcohol.
Prevention measures and programs are targeting women with higher risk to recognize health related problems early and to combat underlying problems such as depression and low self-esteem. One of the most effective program for women is women for sobriety, founded in 1975 by sociologist Jean Kirkpatrick, PhD. The program meetings focus on building self-esteem, self confidence and responsibility. Women do not need to recall the painful process of becoming alcoholics. They need to put their past behind them and move on, upward and onward.
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