Alcohol Addiction and Co Morbidity of Anxiety

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Nirmala.N, Dr.V. Hemavathy

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Alcohol use disorder and anxiety are co-occurring disorder can cause serious distress and impair daily functioning of an individual.Alcohol is one of the commonly used abusing substance in the world. InU.S 2019, 85.6% of people reported drinking alcohol at some point in their lives, 25.8% of people aged 18 and older reported binge drinking and 14.5 million people aged 12 and older had an alcohol use disorders. Anxiety is a natural part of life, According to the National Institute of Mental Health , It’s the natural response to stressful situations. But anxiety go beyond the typical bodily response and one in 10 people suffering from different level of anxiety that are problematic and significantly disruptive to their daily lives. The more anxiety a person have, consume morealcohol to alleviate anxiety, since alcohol induced anxiety lost for several hours or even a day after drinking.. Alcohol changes levels of serotonin and other neurotransmitters in the brain which can worsen anxiety feel more anxiety.Sound diagnosis and treatment planning requires to treat this problem effectively.

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