alcoholic type I

alcoholic type I

'Maintenance-type' alcoholic An anxiety-prone or passive-dependent person who drinks to alleviate problems; the onset in either sex is after age 25; AT-Is have a high reward dependence and avoid harmful or novel situations; most have minimal–if at all—antisocial tendencies

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Patient discussion about alcoholic type I.

Q. Are there are certain types of people that have a stronger tendency to become alcoholics?

A. any body can become an alcoholic depending on how much they drink,some people can only take a few drinks and become addicted to it,others take more,i think depression has a lot to do with it,stress,is the main thing,but anyone can become an alcoholic.

Q. What are the types of alcohol-induced liver disease? I heard there are several liver diseases alcohol can create.

A. Here is a bit info about alcohol induced liver diseases:

http://www.umm.edu/liver/alcohol.htm

Q. why is wine consider to be healthy in the right amount? why is it different from other kind of alcohol drinks

A. wine (red wine that is) has antioxidants in it. a very powerful antioxidants. while you eat, the dismantling of the food in the intestines every now and then creates a free radical. that means a material that will react with anything, including your cells. that will destroy them..the antioxidants deactivate it. thus protecting your body. lowering the chances of colon cancer and helps fight heart diseases.