Glossary for Alcohol abuse

• Accidental injury: An injury that occurs accidentally
• Adjustment Disorder: This is a maladaptive reaction to identifiable stress
• Adolescent conditions: Symptoms that are evident due to puberty
• Alcohol Withdrawal: Symptoms that occur when alcohol consumption is discontinued or reduced. Symptoms may vary depending on the level of dependence.
• Alcohol poisoning: Excessive ingestion of alcohol.
• Alcohol use: Use of alcohol (as a symptom)
• Alcohol-induced pseudo-Cushing syndrome: The excessive consumption of alcohol can result in symptoms similar to a condition called Cushing's syndrome. When alcohol consumption is stopped, symptoms regress.
• Alcoholism: Alcoholism is the compulsive urge to drink alcohol despite knowing the negative impact on one's health.
• Austrian syndrome: A condition where alcoholism is associated with heart failure and pneumococcal meningitis.
• Behavioral disorders: Disorders affecting behavior and emotional wellbeing
• Behavioral symptoms: Symptoms of personal behavior.
• Bipolar disorder: Cycles of mania and depression; commonly called "manic-depression".
• Breast Cancer: Cancer of the breast.
• Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic: A weakened heart mucle due to excessive alcohol consumption. Symptoms are usually not evident until the heart becomes severely damaged.
• Chemical addiction: Addiction to and abuse of various substances.
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Severe chronic fatigue disorder often following infection.
• Cirrhosis of liver: Chronic liver disease wherein normal liver parenchyma is replaced by fibrous tissue.
• Cognitive impairment: General loss of mental or cognitive ability
• Coordination problems: Symptoms affecting physical coordination.
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Life-threatening complication of high blood sugars and diabetes.
• Drowsiness: Excessive tiredness or sleepiness
• Drug abuse: Addiction to any of various illicit drugs.
• Esophagus Cancer: Cancer of the esophagus in the throat.
• Falls: When a person losses balance and falls over
• Folate deficiency: Inadequate consumption of folic acid to meet the body's needs. Folic acid is a naturally occurring vitamin found in green leafy vegetables, liver, yeast and mushrooms. Alcohol and excessive cooking can affect folic acid absorption. Some medications may also cause folic acid deficiency. Folate deficiency during pregnancy can result in neural tube defects in the infant.
• Gout: Painful joints, most commonly the big toe.
• Gulf War syndrome: Syndrome in military veterans of the Gulf war
• Hangover: Condition following excessive alcohol consumption.
• Hepatic encephalopathy: Caused by marked liver disease that results in disturbances of consciousness
• Hepatitis: Any type of liver inflammation or infection.
• Homicide: The killing of a person by another
• Hypoglycemic attack: Sudden onset of low blood sugar levels
• Injury: Any damage inflicted in the body
• Laryngitis: Laryngitis is an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the larynx which is located in the upper part of the respiratory tract.
• Larynx Cancer: Cancer of the voice box or nearby areas.
• Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone, deficiency of, with ataxia: A very rare syndrome characterized mainly by insufficient sex hormone production and impaired balance and coordination due to nervous system dysfunction.
• Multiple Sclerosis: Autoimmune attack on spinal nerves causing diverse and varying neural problems.
• Myoclonic dystonia: A very rare inherited syndrome characterized mainly by mild dystonia and myoclonic jerks that occur mainly in the arms, neck and trunk. Alcohol makes the condition worse. Psychiatric disorders are also often present.
• Obesity: An increase in the body weight greater than that required for normal function that is characterised by the accumulation of excessive fat
• Obstructive sleep apnea: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) syndrome is characterized by episodic upper airway obstruction that occurs during sleep.
• Oral cancer: Cancer (malignant) of the lip or inside the mouth.
• Osteoporosis: Bone thinning and weakening from bone calcium depletion.
• Panic disorder: It is a severe medical condition characterized by extremely elevated mood.
• Personality disorders: A group of psychiatric disorders that are characterised but abnormal dysfunctional personalities
• Psychiatric disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind
• Psychological disorders: Any condition that affects ones mind
• Social phobia: Excessive anxiety in social situations.
• Suicide: Taking one's own life or attempting to do so.
• Thrombocytopenia: Decreased platelets in the blood
• Thrombocytopenic purpura, autoimmune: A rare blood disorder where a low number of platelets impairs the bloods ability to clot and results in bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
• Youth risk behavior: Risky behaviors common in young people

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