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What are the dangers of alcohol and drug use?

Alcohol and drug use can cause a wide number of problems for the individual and for society. Alcohol and drug problems for the individual can be broken down into physical, psychological and social problems. Physical complications of alcohol and drug use include brain damage, lung damage, stomach damage, and damage to all the internal organs of the abdomen. Alcohol and drug use can also cause skin, muscle and nerve damage. A whole range of illnesses are associated with alcohol and drug use including cancers, infections, trauma, ulceration, diabetes, cirrhosis and others. Effectively, the list of physical illnesses caused by alcohol and drug use is endless.

What are the psychological problems associated with alcohol and drug use?

Alcohol and drug use can precipitate all kinds of psychiatric illnesses from schizophrenia to manic depression (bipolar disorder) to depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Dementia may also occur as a result of alcohol and drug use.

What are the social problems associated with alcohol and drug use?

Alcohol and drug use may be responsible for relationship breakdown, unemployment, financial problems and legal problems. More than this, addictive alcohol and drug use will tend to predominate over all other social activity, leading to loss of all previous hobbies and interests.

What can I do to stop alcohol and drug use?

There are a number of different forms of treatment available to help someone to cease alcohol and drug use. These include medical treatments for alcohol and drug use, psychological treatments and social treatments for alcohol and drug use. Triage Healthcare Ltd can advise you free of charge on appropriate treatment for alcohol and drug use, given your particular circumstances.

Our professional advisors are available to you 12 hours daily, 7 days a week, to help you with expert, completely practical advice about drug addiction and alcoholism, free-of-charge. All appropriate forms of treatment can be arranged wherever you live. Telephone 0845 370 0203 now for advice in confidence.