Alcoholism is a major social, economic, and public health problem. It is important to have a good support system. Alcoholism is the cyclic presence of tolerance, withdrawal, and excessive alcohol use; the drinker's inability to control such compulsive drinking, despite awareness of its harm to his or her health, indicates that the person might be an alcoholic. Individuals who have a genetic disposition to alcoholism are also more likely to begin drinking at an earlier age than average. Also, a younger age of onset of drinking is associated with an increased risk of the development of alcoholism, and about 40 percent of alcoholics will drink excessively by their late adolescence. If a user drinks alcohol heavily during a short period of time this act may result in a “hangover.” Some symptoms include: headache, nausea, shakiness, and sometimes vomiting, beginning 8 to 12 hours after consumption of the last alcoholic beverage. A “hangover” is due partly to poisoning by alcohol, dehydration, additives, and partly the body's reaction to withdrawal from alcohol. Withdrawal from alcohol is extremely dangerous and should be done under close medical supervision. Depending on the amount consumed and how often, withdrawal symptoms include: skin crawls, bone pain, headache, tremors, auditory and visual hallucinations.
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