If you drink as part of another mental illness such as anxiety or depression, you have secondary alcohol abuse. An example would be if you drink because the alcohol helps you deal with the symptoms you have when you feel depressed. Studies show that between 10 and 20 percent of alcoholics also have a secondary [...]
To meet the criteria for having an alcohol dependence syndrome, you should have had three or more of the following symptoms for at least a year: Out of control, i.e. you can not stop drinking since when you first started Alcohol hunger, craving, i.e. a fierce and irresistible urge to drink alcohol Withdrawal symptoms when [...]
If you drink a lot of alcohol over a long period of time, you develop permanent brain damage. The damage to your brain eventually makes it impossible to control the abuse. You get out of control, which shows itself when you continue to drink, exceeding what you intended to drink. Using EEG, ie. measurement of [...]