What is Alcohol Abuse?

“Around 10% of men in the United Kingdom and around 4% of women are thought to experience alcohol abuse.”
Alcohol abuse is a disease of the mind. Alcohol abuse now categorised as a disease and disorder under the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Here, alcohol abuse is known as ‘alcohol use disorder’.

When alcohol is consumed in large amounts, it causes the sufferer to inflict a range of damage on his or her personal life and health. Sufferers are not able to stop drinking alcohol despite these negative consequences.

Alcohol use disorder also affects those closest to the person experiencing the disorder. This generally includes financial consequence and domestic violence. Children of those experiencing alcoholism are often most at risk.

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Below we list some interesting facts about alcohol abuse:

  • For most people who experience alcohol abuse, they will bounce between periods of abstinence and alcohol abuse. This is often known as binge drinking
  • The vast majority of people who experience alcohol abuse do not go on to experience alcoholism
  • Most people experiencing alcohol abuse are aged between 18 and 25 years old

 

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These children are more likely to experience social isolation, crime, antisocial behaviour, poor grades at school and to experience addiction themselves.

Alcohol abuse is not as serious as alcoholism. Alcohol abuse is much more common than alcoholism. Around 10% of men in the United Kingdom and around 4% of women are thought to experience bouts of alcohol abuse.

John Gillen - Director at Ocean Recovery

John Gillen - Author - Last updated: March 17, 2022

John is one UK’s leading professionals in the addiction recovery industry. Pioneering new treatment techniques such as NAD+ and ongoing research into new therapy techniques such as systematic laser therapy, John is committed to providing the very best treatment for people throughout the UK and Europe. During his extremely busy schedule, John likes to regularly update our blog section with the latest news and trends in the industry to keep visitors to our site as well informed as possible on everything related to addiction treatment.

Dr Alexander Lapa - Clinical Reviewer at Ocean Recovery

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MBBS, PG Dip Clin Ed, OA Dip CBT, OA Dip Psychology, SCOPE Certified

Dr Lapa graduated in Medicine in 2000 and since this time has accrued much experience working in the widest range of psychiatric settings with differing illness presentations and backgrounds in inpatient, community and secure settings. This has been aligned to continuation of professional development at postgraduate level in clinical research which has been very closely related to the everyday clinical practice conducted by this practitioner as a NHS and Private Psychiatrist.
He is fully indemnified by the Medical and Dental Defence Union of Scotland (MDDUS) and MIAB Expert Insurance for Psychiatric and Private Medical practice. He is fully registered with the General Medical Council (GMC) in the UK with a licence to practice.

Dr Lapa is approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (1983)

Member of Independent Doctors Federation (IDF), British Association for Psychopharmacology (BMA) and The Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO)

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– Assessment, Diagnosis and Pharmacological Treatment for Adults with ADHD.
– Drug and Alcohol Dependency and maintaining abstinence and continued recovery
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