NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

HUMAN MEDICINE FACULTY

Pedro Ruiz Gallo

SUBJECT: MEDICAL ENGLISH

PROFESSOR: Rosa Gonzáles Llontop

ALCOHOL ABUSE

GROUP 8:Burga Cueva Jonatan

Cabanillas Ventura JorgeChapoñán Bances Cristhian

Torres Tafur KarinaZulueta Santacruz JaroslavZúñiga Callacna Gustavo

ALCOHOLISM

ALCOHOL ABUSE

ALCOHOLISM Is a chronic (long-term) disease

People are obsessed with alcohol and cannot control how much they consume.

even

If it is causing serious problems at home, work and financially

ALCOHOL ABUSE

Refers to people who do not display the characteristics of alcoholism but still have a

problem with ALCOHOL

These people are not as dependent on alcohol as an alcoholic is.

They have not completely lost their control over its consumption

CAUSES OF ALCOHOLISM

the exact cause of alcoholism is unknown

Research has shown increasing evidence that susceptibility to it may be inherited

This medical condition rises significantly in families with relatives who are dependent on alcohol

Additional risk factors

Schizophrenia, depression, or anxiety disorders. Poverty, social isolation, and shyness may also be risk factors.

SYMPTOMS

Continue to drink even affected are health, work or family.

Drinking alone

they try to hide the alcohol consumption

They become violent when they drink.

Become hostile when asked about drinking.

don't take a part in activities at alcohol

Missing work or school or have a decrease in

performance due to drinking.

They do not care or are ignorant of how they are dressed or if they are clean.

They need drinking more and more

Make excuses for drinking.

withdrawal symptoms when you stop drinking. These include upset stomach,

sweating, shakiness, and anxiety.

CONSEQUENCES OF ALCOHOL ABUSE

ON

LIVER

HEART

KIDNEY

SMALL INTESTINE

BRAIN

HEART

causes

Affects to

has

PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES

Digestive system

Nervous system

Low attetion Alteration of language and

memory. injury to the nerve cells

In LIVER: Cirrhosis, Steatosis or alcoholic hepatitis.Alcohol is the main cause of:• acute pancreatitis • chronic pancreatitis.

immune system

Reproductive system

Low defenses, so it’s easier to get sick.

impotence in men and infertility in women.

During pregnancy

ALCOHOL causes the FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME: • Low weight• craniofacial malformations• learning disorders.

PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

which leads to

DEPRESSION

PSYCHOSIS

DEMENTIA

HALLUCINATIONS

SUICIDE

SOCIAL PROBLEMS

which leads toPoor job performance

Social rejection

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS (50% of them)

Unemployment

FAMILY PROBLEMS

Family violence

Family Dysfunction

Aggressiveness

What medications are used in the treatment of alcoholism?

disulfiram

calcium cyanamide

antidipsotropicos drugs or aversive

interfere with alcohol metabolism

inhibit the action of the aldehidodeshidrogensa

lead to increased plasma levels of acetaldehyde

responsible for the symptomatology of tachycardia, hypotension, flushing, headache, etc.

ANTI CRAVING

GABAERGIC DRUGS AND GLUTAMATE ACTION

hydroxybutyric acid

• is a derivative of the amino acid taurine. Relieves withdrawal symptoms conditioned by environmental stimuli.Acamprosate

• Antipsychotic low powertiapride

OPIOID ANTAGONIST

• was the first drug that was given to a specific effect on the desire to drink and alcohol treatment. Reduces the tendency to relapse after a timely consumption.Naltrexoma

NALMEFENE

Dopaminergic and serotonergic drugs

long-acting dopamine agonist

Ondansetron

Buspirone

bromocriptine

THANKS