For a long time, people have propagated some kind of double
standard about how men are the better alcohol drinkers then women. While most
of the reasoning behind the tales is erroneous, evidence from our research shows
that men in fact react to alcohol a little more differently than women. The
research indicates that while men are more likely to become alcoholics than
women, it is the fairer sex that will suffer more profound health effects from
drinking. Below are some of the dynamics that we have found to affect alcohol addiction treatment between men
and women.
Men
tend to start drinking earlier
After our studies, we established that average, a girl will
have their first drink at the age of 13. This is 2 years later than the average
age at which boys have their first drink. Similarly, 10 percent of men who get
introduced to alcohol will develop dependency in their lifetimes compared to
only 4.6 percent of the women. The male body needs to consume a higher amount
of alcohol than the female body to reach the same level of intoxication. Men’s social behavioral patterns also
predispose them to binge drinking, which is defined as taking more than five
drinks in a 2 hour period.
When men get drunk:
· They engage in fights and assaults.
·
They end up in alcohol related deaths or
hospital stays.
·
They are prone to committing suicide.
For these reasons, we recommend constant monitoring of
alcoholics and for them to seek treatment before the drinking habit becomes a
complete addiction.
Women
start drinking later and get more harmful effects
A study that was carried out in Germany about women and
alcoholism showed that females are twice as likely to die from alcohol related
problems as men. The female body gets more harmed y alcohol than the male body,
even when both have been exposed to the same alcohol levels.
When women drink, they develop the following issues faster
than men:
·
Liver cirrhosis
·
Cancer of the mouth, throat, breast and liver
·
Brain and heart damage
These are health complications that are life-threatening.
Normally, our aim is to address the issues as soon as they emerge in order to
avert such complicated outcomes.
The
steps to rehabilitation
We have a specific process that we normally follow in
rehabilitation. We usually encourage our patients to start by acknowledging
that they have a dependency problem. After they have admitted that they have a
problem, we normally recommend that they commit to make a difference. This is
followed by admission or out-patient sessions depending on the dependency
level. By the end of our process, our patients are able to put addiction in
their past.
As you can see, alcohol dependency is not good for anyone’s
health. If you have a dependency issue, visit our alcohol addiction treatment center and have the problem rectified
before it creates further health complications.
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