Alcohol Cessation Education Given by Nnawuihe
Ugo Nwosu, MS, MBA, CHES
Many
Reasons Why You Not Consume Alcohol Include:
·
Alcohol damages
your health in many ways
·
It destroys your
relationships with friends and family
·
Alcohol can destroy
your personal records
·
You can end up in
jail because of alcohol
·
You can develop poisoning
resulting from excessive drinking of alcohol
Do
you Want to Stop Drinking? Here are Useful Tips
·
You must clear all
alcohol in your home and place of work
·
You should not skip
your meals
·
You should avoid
your friends who drink alcohol
·
You should not go
to places where such drinking friends frequently visit
·
You must set your
personal goals for quitting alcohol
·
Personal reinforcement
is important so decide today what you want to achieve
·
You should empower
and educate yourself about quitting alcohol
·
You must be
determined to work very hard at this self-decision
·
You must apply
patience because the road to quitting is long and difficult
·
You should visualize
yourself as sober and happy to quit, and you must not allow anyone to change
your determination to quit
What are the Risks and Consequences of
Drinking Alcohol?
When
you consume much alcohol you run the following health risks:
·
Looking anemic and being
fatigued
·
Developing breast, and cancers of the esophagus, colon,
pharynx and larynx
·
Developing cardiovascular
health problems
·
Possibility of
liver cirrhosis
·
Problem of dementia
and instability may set in
·
You may develop depression,
anxiety problems and mental health disorders
·
You may start
having seizure problems
·
You can develop
problems of the gout
·
You can develop
elevated blood pressure, kidney and heart disorders
·
You run the risk of
contracting infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS.STDs because of
alcohol-related risky sexual activities
·
Alcohol decreases
body immunity and this can escalated diseases like tuberculosis and pneumonia
·
Excessive alcohol
consumption causes nerve damage and erectile dysfunction
·
Some babies are
born deformed due to alcoholism by pregnant mothers
·
Alcoholism results
to low birth weights, miscarriages and premature births
·
Drinking alcohol may
lead to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs)
·
Broken homes and
loss of employment result from alcoholism
· Alcoholism
causes vehicular injurie, fall accidents, drownings and burns.
· Excessive
alcohol consumption is known to escalate domestic violence, homicides, suicidal
tendencies, sexual-related assaults, and intimate partner violence problems
Courtesies:
CDC, 2016) and Freeman, (n.d.).
Stop drinking and save your life today!
DON’T BE LIKE THEM: STOP
DRINKING TODAY
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