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• Lone or secret drinking.
• Forgetfulness.
• Form a regular pattern in daily drinking and are irritated when pattern is changed.
• No longer interested in hobbies and activities.
• Drinking due to anxiety over problems.

The later stage of alcohol abuse leads to alcohol addiction. The symptoms can be such as given below:

• A strong desire to drink.
• Unable to stop drinking, after having begun a drinking session.
• Symptoms of sweating, anxiety, nausea after drinking.
• The uncontrollable requirement to drink alcohol relentlessly.

It is ironical that low or moderate consumption of alcohol is good in case of any heart ailments. But continuous consumption can cause several health problems like:

• Damage to the brain, leading to slower reflexes and spoken memory loss.
• Minor problems like insomnia and headaches.
• About 10% to 35% alcoholics suffer from inflammation in the liver. 10% to 20% of these people develop a condition called cirrhosis, a possibly fatal state resulting in continuous liver scarring.
• Vomiting leading to tear between the esophagus and the stomach.
• Chances on cancer are ten times higher in alcoholics.
• Bone, skin and muscle disorders due to excessive drinking.
• Avoid drinking even moderately during pregnancy period -the consequences can be fatal to the unborn child.
• Alcoholism can make the person vulnerable to other addictions, most likely to cigarette smoking.
• Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a condition that can be caused by excessive drinking.