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Alcohol Abuse. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Acupuncture  Reduce anxiety, depression  Alleviate tremors and fatigue Biofeedback  Relieving.

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1 Alcohol Abuse

2 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Acupuncture  Reduce anxiety, depression  Alleviate tremors and fatigue Biofeedback  Relieving symptoms of stress by relaxing muscles  Monitoring physiologic systems  Increase awareness of body’s stress

3 Motivational enhancement therapy  Acknowledge that patient have a problem  Guide the patient through stages  Change patient’s behavior

4 Aversion therapy  Pairing the drinking of alcohol with a strong aversive response  Nausea or vomiting (medication)  Without medication after repeated pairing

5 Cognitive behavior therapy  Identify distorted thoughts and beliefs that arouse psychological stress  View and cope with traumatic event differently  Learn alternative beliefs about the events and the impacts they have on patient’s life  Learn to develop a sense of mastery and control patient’s thoughts and feeling

6 Alcoholic abuse and foetal

7 Alter thyroid function in mother Brain damage Foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) Thyroid hormone

8 Benefit Prevent heart disease Prevent myocardial infarction Prevent apoplexy Prevent Alzheimer's Disease Prevent osteoporosis

9 Drink Sensibly Men: Fewer than 3 – 4 units per day (21 units per week) Women: Fewer than 2 – 3 units per day (14 units per week)

10 Avoid alcohol before driving, operation machine, handling dangerous goods or vigorous exercise.


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