Myths About Alcohol Addiction in Na

ContentMyths About Alcoholism and Alcohol AbuseMyth 6#1. He/She said: “Just drink. Don’t worry about your blood alcohol concentration. I know a trick to lower it.”Myths about Alcoholics and Alcohol AbuseMyth: The risk of high blood pressure is the same for people of all races.8Stop believing in these lies about alcohol Women have a few additional considerations for high blood pressure. Taking birth control pills may raise their risk of hypertension. Women with high blood pressure may have a greater risk of complications during pregnancy; and women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy are more at risk of having high blood pressure later in life. High blood pressure affects nearly half of adults in the United States, but only 1 in 4 has it under control. Also called hypertension, high…

Internal vs External Relapse Trigg

ContentsStress Increases Vulnerability to Triggers and RelapseSubstance Use TreatmentGetting Addiction Treatment To Manage Triggers and Stay SoberUnderlying Psychological Triggers Can Lead To RelapseSeeking Help for Addiction at North Georgia Recovery CenterPhysical Triggers And How To Cope Although someone in recovery knows that their addiction was harming themselves and those around them, it’s fairly common to view past substance abuse through rose-colored glasses. To keep emotions from triggering a relapse, people in recovery need to learn coping skills that can be discovered through therapy. Some people experience a whirlwind of emotions when seeing old friends and loved ones, which can trigger the desire to have a drink. If addicted people could simply make the decision to get sober, snap their fingers, and turn their lives around; they would. Recovery is not…

5-HTP: Overview, Uses, Side Effects

ContentsTryptophan degradation continues during alcohol abstinenceHealth SolutionsHTP and AlcoholMood Boosting SupplementAlcohol and 5-HTP Side Effects In binge drinkers, dietary tryptophan may reduce alcohol craving, but in non-binge drinkers, it may increase the desire to drink. Disturbances in our brain chemistry can affect our drinking habits. Depletion of both neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine is found to increase the desire to drink in alcohol-dependent individuals. Activation of enzymes tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase degrade tryptophan via the kynurenine pathway and cause serotonin deficiency. This can contribute to depressive symptoms and occurrence of symptoms such as seizures during alcohol withdrawal. The compound is a natural precursor to a neurotransmitter called serotonin, which helps produce “feel-good” chemicals in the brain and body. Medical News Today has strict sourcing guidelines and draws only from peer-reviewed…