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NHS Digital data shows drinking excessively was the “main reason” for 380,000 hospitalisations in 2018/19.
Alcohol-related health complications soared among middle-aged women during the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study that calls for heightened attention to alcohol use ...
Misuse of alcohol by women during the pandemic caused serious complications requiring emergency care, a new study found. ... The number of women ages 40 to 64 seen at a hospital because of alcohol ...
Alcohol intoxication leads to negative health effects due to the recent drinking of large amount of ethanol (alcohol). [6] [20] When severe it may become a medical emergency. Some effects of alcohol intoxication, such as euphoria and lowered social inhibition, are central to alcohol's desirability. [21]
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is defined as a medical condition characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences. [124] Excessive alcohol use can lead to health-related illness and continuous alcohol engagement can ultimately lead to death.
Consumption of alcohol is directly related to the amount of alcohol consumed and length of consumption. Indicators of good prognosis include the following: successfully quitting the consumption of alcohol (associated with decreased hospital admissions), and patient compliance with beta blockers. [9]
Alcohol is responsible in the world for 2.6 million deaths and results in disability in approximately 115.9 million people. Approximately 40 percent of the 115.9 million people disabled through alcohol abuse are disabled due to alcohol-related neuropsychiatric disorders. [96] Alcohol abuse is highly associated with adolescent suicide.