Nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse

Nutrition, alcohol and drug abuse.

Alcohol (ethanol) is the commonest addictive substance known to man and is accepted as a legal psychotropic drug by most customs and religions. It is, however, well known that heavy consumption of alcohol will lead to physical, mental, social and economic damage, just as it will with the chronic consumption of any other pharmacologically active substance. It is because of this and the increased...

Nutrition in Alcohol Abuse

 To understand the metabolic problems of patients who have abused alcohol;  To know the causes of malnutrition in patients who have abused alcohol;  To identify specific nutritional deficiencies in patients who have abused alcohol;  To know the specific risk of thiamine deficiency in patients who have abused alcohol;  To learn the best approaches to nutritional support in patients who have...

Sports Activity and Smoking, Alcohol and Drug Abuse among Students

Background. Despite the research being accomplished so far, there is no clear answer to the question that "Does sports help to prevent and reducing the abuse of drug, alcohol, and smoking in young people as it believed in public". Objective(s). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sports activity and experience of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse among...

Treating Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Alcohol Abuse and Oral Cancer

Background: Various medical, psychiatric and social problems affecting alcohol abuser tend to overshadow their oral health. From an epidemiologic viewpoint, chronic consumption of alcoholic beverages is associated with an increased risk for the upper gastrointestinal tract cancer, and tobacco and alcohol are regarded as the major risk factors for oral cancer. The objective of this presentation ...