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Just as almost everyone has their favorite alcoholic drink, many people also have their favorite hangover preventatives and cures. Here are some easy before and after remedies that you can try to prevent a hangover.
1. One idea is to eat a medium bag or two small bags of potato chips before going out drinking.
By Eddie Philips
The intake of alcohol is damaging to both your physical and mental health. It could end up ruining your personal relationships as well as your career. There are so many ways to assist you to stop drinking alcohol.
The first task that needs attention is to actually identify the main reasons why you have the desire to give up drinking. These reasons will general on the whole, but there will also be some more specific to you personally. You may require the assistance of a close friend or family member in order to complete the list.
If you have ever taken your night of drinking just a little too far, you probably know what it feels like to suffer from a hangover. While you may swear off of the bottle forever, it is not the alcohol’s fault – merely your own. But, by following a few simple steps, you can make sure that you are not one of the people needing a hangover cure the next day.
To do this, you need to understand the science behind a hangover, since once you get one there is little that you can do. Most of your pain and suffering can be summed up in one word: dehydration. No matter how much alcohol you drink, it still dehydrates your body, leaving you with a myriad of painful symptoms once your alcoholic buzz wears off. Therefore, the best thing that you can do for yourself is to remain hydrated. Drink water before you go out, while you are out, and when you get home. Drink as much water as you possibly can. If, for some reason or another, you forget this rule of thumb, start drinking water the moment you wake up in the morning. The more you can stay hydrated and the faster that you can re-hydrate yourself, the better you are going to feel.
By Pam Sekula
I wrote this, my first published article, 21+ years ago and it appeared in the September/October 1986 issue of Alcoholism & Addiction magazine. Although the main characters have moved on, the subject matter still holds true. I hope you can use it, I don’t think the rights are an issue any longer.
Every member of the family is affected by the disease of alcoholism. Take pets, for instance. There are three in our household and each has a distinct personality, as most cats certainly do. But these personalities go beyond SFB (Standard Feline Behavior). These residents are definitely “COAs” (Cats of Alcoholics).
A hangover describes the sum of physiological symptoms experienced the morning after a gluttonous consumption of alcoholic beverages. Symptoms usually include but not limited to: headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, fatigue, extreme thirst and depression and also a general inability to function.
Hangovers can last anywhere from 1 to 4 hours, although some individuals have claimed to have experienced hangovers that last more than one day.
From Nursing In Practice:
Thursday 6th September 2007
Teenagers who binge-drink are more likely to use drugs or become alcoholics when they grow up, research claims.
By Ian Henman
It might be you, a loved one, or a friend dealing with the problem. No matter who it is alcoholism could very well be one of the most difficult issues you’ll face over the course of your life. Similar to taking drugs or smoking alcoholism becomes a very big burden to carry around with you. Knowing it can lead to great disaster and even death of the person it directly effects. When ever you find yourself dealing with alcoholism you should prepare yourself for the worst, but hope the best will come of it all.
The initial step taken when dealing with alcoholism is the alcoholic, or yourself must admit that a problem exists. Like any addiction, until the person addicted realizes there is a problem to them there isn’t one. How can you decide if a person has a problem with alcohol? Is their drinking out of hand, is it having a negative impact on their life, work, and relationships with others. If this sounds like someone you know then there is a good chance they do have a problem. How ever you recognizing it doesn’t mean there is a solution close by, dealing with alcoholism is a two way street. Remember you can’t help someone with a problem, if they themselves haven’t realized it yet.
By Rahul Nag
If you stop drinking for any length of time, your body is going through some changes, both physically and emotionally. Since alcohol is a powerfully addictive drug that is toxic, your body had to make some physical changes to keep you from being poisoned. Your body’s chemistry, especially that of your liver, had to change to keep you alive while you were drinking. However, once your body chemistry changed to accommodate the presence of alcohol, it cannot be un-changed. This is why you are experiencing physical cravings for alcohol; your body wants it back! These cravings are most intense in the first six months of abstinence from alcohol. Thus, this is when most relapses occur. Here’s how you can beat alcohol cravings today, right now:
Cravings occur on a Bell curve: they start out mild, grow in intensity until they peak, and then gradually they return to the “baseline” of no cravings. When you feel craving begin, now you know what’s going to happen - you’re ahead of the game right there! As your craving peaks in about 30 minutes, do something else. Anything; exercise, go to your recovery group’s web site and talk through your craving, call a friend, read your email, go to a movie, read a book, watch TV, just get your mind onto something else. The craving will begin to recede slowly, and soon it will be gone altogether. This process takes about an hour. Keep telling yourself “I won’t give in. This is going to pass.” And it will! Your self-confidence will be raised significantly as you enjoy this success.
By Morgan Hamilton
Alcohol and drug treatment has evolved quite a bit of past few decades. The first forms of alcohol and drug treatment were actually quite primitive compared to what’s available today. In the dark ages it was thought that addictions were caused by demonic possession, which had many different prescribed ‘cures’ ranging from blood letting to being burned at the stake. In the 19th and early 20th century, alcohol and drug treatment had made some strides towards improvements as opposed to when addictions were then considered forms of insanity and the treatments of choice involved straight jackets, padded rooms, and electric shocks. Could you imagine? You have to wonder what they were thinking?
What we consider today as modern alcohol and drug treatment didn’t really start until the second half of the 20th century. This was no doubt one of the well-known and often repeated ’12 step’ program designed by Alcoholics Anonymous. Doctors and practitioners slowly came to realize that effective alcohol and drug treatment was in fact a possibility. Some of the first forms of alcohol and drug treatment centers formed in this time were not much more than centers where the 12 step program could be taught. The treatments were actually more psychological than anything else.
By Paul Belleau
Even though alcohol consumption is legal for individuals in Dallas, Houston or anywhere in Texas who are 21 or over, it should be remembered that alcohol is still a harmful, dangerous drug. Sure, it seems like “everyone” drinks, and sometimes it even seems like everyone drinks a lot. But that’s not really the truth. There are a lot of people who don’t drink at all, and the vast majority of adults don’t drink at all heavily.
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