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Lyme disease and Climate Change

Lyme disease and Climate Change-New Findings

Climate

Research has found out that Lyme disease is greatly associated with climate change.

Historically, Lyme disease is heavily present in the Northeastern United States due to its moderate climate. The feeding period of these ticks in the northeast is being prolonged due to the extended summer temperatures, allowing more time for uninfected larval ticks to become a carrier of the Lyme disease-causing bacteria. Researchers at Yale University have seen clear implications that as the planet warms, more reports of Lyme disease will be expected in the upper Midwest to match the amount of cases in the upper Northeast.

Lyme disease and Climate Change-Borrelia burgdorferi

Borrelia burgdorferi is the name of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease and the nymphal deer tick is the carrier of this pathogen, contracting it from its blood meal. When a pathogen carrying tick bites, the bacteria enters the bloodstream and the victim becomes infected

Lyme disease and Climate Change-Transportation of Lyme disease

Deer ticks have an average two year life span, with three main life stages larval, nymphal and adult. They obtain one meal consisting of blood during each main life phase in order to survive. If the source of their meal is infected with the Lyme disease-causing bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) then it is passed onto the tick. In the tick’s nymphal stage, it passes the infection to its next meal source human or other animal. This feeding cycle is seasonal and innately influenced by climate.

Lyme disease and Climate Change-How Lyme Enters the Food Chain

At the propagation of the larval deer tick is born it is not born as a carrier of the disease. The ticks need to obtain sustenance in order to survive; this nutrition comes in the form of a blood meal which they obtain by sucking the blood of other animals. If the larval tick gets a blood meal from a deer or in a more likely case, a mouse already carrying the disease, the larval tick is then infected with B. burgdorferi.

In order to reach the next phase of the tick’s life, the tick must obtain another blood meal in its nymphal stage, and in the feeding process the tick passes the pathogen on to its meal source, which in some cases is a human. The human will, as a result, become a host for the pathogen. Deer have been the main suspect in being the carrier of the B. burgdorferi, but research shows that this may not be the case because the deer has the ability to flush the disease out of its system. The new suspect is the white-footed mouse, whose body does not entirely dispose of the bacteria.

Lyme disease and Climate Change-What Climate Change means for Lyme disease?

Climate change will have the following effects on Lyme disease: An acceleration of the tick’s developmental cycle, a prolonged developmental cycle, increased egg production, increased population density, and a broader range of risk areas. The ideal habitat for these disease-carrying ticks is one with 85% humidity and a temperature higher than 45°F. The tick finds a suitable microclimate by using its thermo receptors.

Once the larvae have molted into the nymphal stage, the winter forces them to remain dormant until spring. An adult tick no longer needs to hibernate during the winter, so these ticks may become active on warm winter days, yielding a larger nymph population the following year. With an earlier winter thawing, nymphal-staged ticks will become active sooner. The warmer winters will also allow for a higher survival rate of the white-footed mouse, a popular host for the ticks, meaning an increased tick population in the spring and summer.

After discovering how global warming could impact on infectious disease, scientists from Yale University, in collaboration with other institutions, have determined that climate impacts the severity of Lyme disease by influencing the feeding patterns of deer ticks that carry and transmit it.

But, as the Yale team demonstrates, it’s the seasonal cycle of feeding for each stage of the tick’s life that determines the severity of infection in a given region. The researchers found that this cycle is heavily influenced by climate. In the moderate climate of the Northeastern United States, larval deer ticks feed in the late summer, long after the spring feeding of infected nymphs. This long gap between feeding times directly correlates to more cases of Lyme disease reported in the Northeast by the scientists.

When there is a longer gap, the most persistent infections are more likely to survive. These persistent bacterial strains cause more severe disease in humans, leading more people to seek medical attention and resulting in more cases.

But in the Midwest, where there are greater extremes of temperature, there is a shorter window of opportunity for tick feeding, and therefore a shorter gap between nymphal and larval feedings. Due to this, Midwestern wildlife and ticks are infected with less persistent strains, which correlates with fewer cases of Lyme disease reported in the Midwest.

The clear implication of this research is that, as the planet warms, the Upper Midwest could find itself in the same situation as the Northeast: longer gaps between nymphal and larval feeding, and therefore, stronger, more persistent strains of Lyme disease. Other diseases, like malaria, have also been projected to expand in response to climate change, but this is the first study to show how the severity of disease can also be related to climate.

Lyme disease and Climate Change-New Findings

 

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Lyme disease and Stress

Lyme disease and Stress-Negative Emotions

Stress

Stress and Lyme disease put together brings more harm to human

All of us at some point go through some stressful moments and have high emotions. From a personal experience I want to share with you about the happenings in my work place and my life having been a victim of Lyme disease. In my work routine I interact with many clients of different types, I have always found common links/threads in the emotional patterns with the clients I attend to.

Because I had chronic Lyme disease and about half of my clients have it too, I will outline some of the common emotional denominators I see with this disease. The same is also common with other chronic physical manifestations that involve the immune system. However, they are always part of what I work with when seeing a client with chronic Lyme disease who hasn’t been making any progress in their treatment.

Lyme disease and Stress-How These Affect Us

Unresolved emotional issues and negative emotional patterns can put a huge stress on the immune system, which can allow a disease to take over. Our immune systems are our bodies’ greatest protection. Stress hormones have been found to inhibit the production of cytokines, the agents of the immune system that responds to danger. This response causes these cells to overreact and create an inflammatory response that is over the top, often creating a greater problem than the original danger.

Our systems cannot distinguish the difference between a negative emotional pattern, trauma or wound; or a real threat to our physical health. If the emotional issue or trauma does not get released, our bodies can remain in a perpetual state of stress. Clearing these emotional issues can be highly beneficial in releasing the immune system from suppression.

In my opinion, a disease always serves a purpose that is to keep us safe, to allow us justification to not be perfect, to force us to care for ourselves when we’d otherwise feel too guilty, to make us re-assess how we live, our relationships, and the list goes on.

The only way our body has to communicate with us is with symptoms, and it does a very good job using them to get our attention. Once you take away the body’s reason to try to get your attention, it is amazing how the symptoms can start to fall away because they have no purpose anymore. Ask yourself what is your body trying to tell you?

Lyme disease and Stress-Common Emotional Patterns Leading to Stress

Self-criticism or fear of not being perfect: This is a huge one. My Lyme disease clients are some of the ones that beat themselves up the most about everything. I can attest to having been one of the best examples of these people (and still have to work on it to this day). This process is so unconscious that many people don’t realize it until we start to break down what’s really going on. Some ways this shows up are fear and guilt. If these are themes in your life, chances are that you’re probably a highly self-critical person.

I often recall something a friend used to tell me when I was struggling with chronic health issues: “The mind leads and the body follows” If we are constantly telling ourselves, we aren’t good enough, or criticizing every little thing why do we think the body has any reason to feel deserving of health, and ever come into line with that? What messages are you giving to yourself? Once that you deserve to be healthy, or ones that allow your mind and body to justify that you’re in exactly the right place with deserving the punishment of an illness. Our bodies listen to us – make sure you’re not sending the wrong messages.

Lyme disease and Stress-Inability to trust yourself and/or the flow of life (has to be in control)
Another one I always see is inability to trust – which leads to a feeling of being unsafe in the world. This is the person who tries to control everything. This one is not only completely exhausting, but never works either. We always tend to think that our analytic selves know better than anything or anyone how to run our lives. But, it’s not always true. We over-plan, over research, kill ourselves getting every perspective from every doctor everywhere. But the sheer amount of energy this consumes, takes an unbelievable toll on the body and mind.

How would things be different if you followed the flow of where life was trying to take you? For those of you who believe in the Universe and God, how would things be different if just for a while, we considered they knew more than us? And also considered that our inner selves know what feels right for us? What if we stopped over-researching, over controlling, over analyzing everything and just followed what felt right?

I believe there is an absolute flow to life and by trying to control the path precisely using logic, you may be steering yourself away from the very place you’re meant to go.

I saw a massive shift in my health when I was finally able to just let go…stop holding myself to unrealistic treatment rules I made for myself….trust that if I was feeling something wasn’t the right road for me despite what others’ said, it would be ok. You can’t imagine the strain on your body that’s released when you get to this point of trusting and letting go.

Lyme disease and Stress-Lyme disease and Stress-Taking on too much responsibility
This one is a pattern of taking on everything! I find these clients to be highly energetically sensitive which can be a gift; but the downfall is it’s too easy to take on everyone else’s crap. Once someone has a chronic illness, this can become exacerbated as they suddenly feel like they have to save everyone from going through these themselves. It perpetuates the problem.

This can show up in a few ways: feeling responsible for other people’s feelings, feeling like you have the responsibility to make sure other’s lives are going right, thinking you know better for someone else than they do, and feeling like you have to save people from their own pain or possible mistakes.

This is dangerous as not only are you draining your own energy, but no one has a right to impede on another’s journey. We each walk on our own and you are interfering when you can’t allow someone else to fully be themselves. This attempt at ‘helping’ other people hurts both parties.

Once someone can work through their need to take responsibility, it can release so much healing energy for their own body.

Lyme disease and Stress-Do Any of These Resonate With You?

If any of these resonate with you, it is a good idea to start watching out for this pattern and even watching for how it might correlate with symptoms. Your body is a messenger and it’s trying to tell you something. How would it change your life if for a while, you tried to really, really listen?

Lyme disease and Stress-Negative Emotions

 

 

 

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Lyme disease on Marriages

Lyme disease on Marriages-Its Effects

Marriages

Lyme disease can be the cause of rift in marriages if not treated early

Many people suffering from this disease (Lyme disease) are usually not aware of how it can be the contributing factor to the short comings in their marriages or just relationships. Lyme disease can cause increasing irritability and dramatic flares of anger and because of this relationship will almost automatically be affected.

While some Lyme patients become verbally abusive, others lose confidence and withdraw from social situations. For instance a couple who were out going may suddenly find this changing drastically where one is infected with the disease. The healthy one may wonder and ask “what has or is happening to you? We use to go out together and have good time you were so full of life, but now you’re not yourself, you have changed completely.”

This new development in marriages and relationships possess serious need to have the society educated and particularly couples to enable them cope with the new situation. Some Physicians who may not know that Lyme causes personality changes may be dismissive or sharply critical of the patient. This should not be the case instead complete awareness must be embraced.

Lyme disease on Marriages-Domestic Violence

Lyme disease often strikes an entire families and the result is a higher incidence of divorce, family dysfunction, and domestic violence. “Tempers flare and you see increasing conflict. It is like an injury of the brain where patient are less able to think things through, and tend to act impulsively. A mother may suddenly lash out at her child and a husband may lose control and abuse his wife. We must not underestimate the role of infectious disease in domestic violence in our homes.

This can be complicated further if, in addition to Lyme disease, a patient has another tick-borne infection called Babesia, several infections can be transmitted by the same tick, and when Babesia is added to Lyme, this may make the patient more aggressive. “It’s like putting a match to gasoline.” This may explain why there are many cases in court about domestic violence. If not properly managed, then we will continue to hear news of people assaulting and killing their spouses and children more often.

People with Lyme disease alone usually don’t go to these extremes. However, they may be irritable and prone to sudden rages. Young people are the most likely to act out, so many straight-A kids whose grades suddenly start to slip. Then they rebel against the family and start fighting with their peers. They can also turn their rage against themselves. “Feeling suicidal comes in waves and these reactions are very hard to predict. However, these kids generally improve after being treated with antibiotics.”

Lyme disease on Marriages-Losing Control of Life

When Lyme disease goes undiagnosed or isn’t treated long enough it can reined economy of a business enterprise or an individual hence the pronouncement of bankruptcy of businesses and destruction of whole careers.

Recently a chief executive officer (CEO) of an insurance company was diagnosed with Lyme disease and given antibiotics but he over looked the medication and didn’t take them long enough. Months later, his symptoms returned with a vengeance. He had ghoulish nightmares and woke up drenched. At work, he felt anxious and couldn’t concentrate. Eventually he forgot everything he’d learned about insurance. When he neglected to send in a disability payment on his own policy, the company denied his claim. “This man lost tens of thousands of dollars that would have helped him through his illness.” “In the end, he had to sell his building and disband his business.”

People with Lyme disease often have trouble keeping up with ordinary tasks—one Connecticut housewife walked into the library, dumped her dry cleaning on the counter, and waited with increasing irritation for an attendant to help her. Finally a friend walked up and asked, “Don’t you know where you are?”

Lyme disease can also affect the part of the brain that deals with signs and symbols—making it hard to read maps or drive from place to place. A real estate agent with Lyme disease stopped at a traffic light. When the signal turned green she didn’t move. An angry motorist yelled, “What’s the matter with you. Why can’t you go on the green?” The woman replied, “I’ve forgotten what green means.” It may sound funny but it isn’t.

Lyme produces a microedema, or swelling in the brain. This affects your ability to process information. It’s like finding out that there’s LSD in the punch, and you’re not sure what’s going to happen next or if you’re going to be in control of your own thoughts. Physicians say that these symptoms can be alleviated or reversed with antibiotics, but they again stress that Lyme disease must be diagnosed early and treated right away.

Lyme disease on Marriages-Treating Lyme disease

Most doctors prescribe three to four weeks of antibiotics for initial cases of Lyme disease. Yet according to the ILADS, this is not enough. The Lyme bacteria have a “cloaking device” that enables it to hide in the cells and body tissues. If it’s not completely eradicated, symptoms will recur and with great intensity. To avoid relapses, ILADS recommended six to eight weeks of antibiotics.

When Lyme disease moves into a chronic stage, it’s more likely to lead to neurological or psychiatric conditions. Chronic Lyme patients are harder to cure and may need to take antibiotics—orally or intravenously—for months as a time. In this case, ILADS recommends continuing treatment for at least six to eight weeks after all symptoms are resolved.

Lyme disease is often misdiagnosed and it’s costing our healthcare system untold millions of dollars. “No one is spared, neither young nor old and each individual can display a puzzling array of symptoms. This illness can have a wide-ranging effect on marriages, families and jobs.” We must therefore take all the necessary precautions to ensure safety when affected, but better still is to take preventive measures. At least this way we will be safe and well.

Lyme disease on Marriages-Its Effects

 

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PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE-SERIOUS PROBLEM

Prescription drug abuse is becoming a major scourge to the society today

Much as recreational use of prescription drugs is a serious problem with virtually everyone, teens and young adults are most affected. Resent studies shows that teens are more likely to have abused a prescription drug than an illegal street drug. Many teens think prescription drugs are safe because they were prescribed by a doctor. But taking them for nonmedical use to get high or “self-medicate” can be just as dangerous and addictive as taking illegal street drugs. There are very serious health risks in taking prescription drugs. This is why they are taken only under the care of a doctor. And even then, they have to be closely monitored to avoid addiction or other problems. Many pills look the same. It is extremely dangerous to take any pill that you are uncertain about or was not prescribed for you. People can also have different reactions to drugs due to the differences in each person’s body chemistry. A drug that was okay for one person could be very risky, even fatal, for someone else.

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ABUSE-WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW

Due to their potential for abuse and addiction, many prescription drugs have been categorized by the US Drug Enforcement Administration in the same category as opium or cocaine. These include Ritalin and Dexedrine (stimulants), and the painkillers OxyContin, Demerol and Roxanol. Many illegal street drugs were at one time used or prescribed by doctors or psychiatrists but were later banned when the evidence of their harmful effects could no longer be ignored. Examples are heroin, cocaine, LSD, methamphetamine and Ecstasy. Abuse of prescription drugs can be even riskier than the abuse of illegally manufactured drugs. The high potency of some of the synthetic (man-made) drugs available as prescription drugs creates a high overdose risk. This is particularly true of OxyContin and similar painkillers, where overdose deaths more than doubled over a five-year period.

Prescription drugs abuse-Types of abused prescription drugs

Prescription drugs that are taken for recreational use include the following major categories: 1. Depressants: Often referred to as central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) depressants, these drugs slow brain function. They include sedatives (used to make a person calm and drowsy) and tranquilizers (intended to reduce tension or anxiety). 2. Opioids and morphine derivatives: Generally referred to as painkillers, these drugs contain opium or opium-like substances and are used to relieve pain. 3. Stimulants: A class of drugs intended to increase energy and alertness but which also increase blood pressure, heart rate and breathing. 4. Antidepressants: Psychiatric drugs that are supposed to handle depression.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE-DEPRESSANTS

Sometimes called “downers,” these drugs come in multicolored tablets and capsules or in liquid form. Some drugs in this category, such as Zyprexa, Seroquel and Haldol, are known as “major tranquilizers” or “antipsychotics,” as they are supposed to reduce the symptoms of mental illness. Depressants such as Xanax, Klonopin, Halcion and Librium are often referred to as “benzos” (short for benzodiazepines). Other depressants, such as Amytal, Numbutal and Seconal, are classed as barbiturates—drugs that are used as sedatives and sleeping pills. Effects of Depressants Higher doses can cause impairment of memory, judgment and coordination, irritability, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts. Some people experience the opposite of the intended effect, such as agitation or aggression. Using sedatives (drugs used to calm or soothe) and tranquilizers with other substances, particularly alcohol, can slow breathing and the heart rate and even lead to death. Tolerance of too many depressants can develop rapidly, with larger doses needed to achieve the same effect. The user, trying to reach the same high, may raise the dose to a level that results in coma or death by overdose. Long-term use of depressants can produce depression, chronic fatigue, breathing difficulties, sexual problems and sleep problems. As a dependency on the drug increases, cravings, anxiety or panic are common if the user is unable to get more. Withdrawal symptoms include insomnia, weakness and nausea. For continual and high-dose users, agitation, high body temperature, delirium, hallucinations and convulsions can occur. Unlike withdrawal from most drugs, withdrawal from depressants can be life-threatening. These drugs can also increase the risk of high blood sugar, diabetes, and weight gain (instances of up to 100 pounds have been reported). In a study conducted by USA today, based on Food and Drug Administration data over a four-year period, antipsychotics (a type of depressant) were the prime suspects in forty-five deaths caused by heart problems, choking, liver failure and suicide. ROHYPNOL Rohypnol is a tranquilizer about ten times more potent than Valium. The drug is available as a white or olive-green pill and is usually sold in the manufacturer’s bubble packaging. Users crush the pills and snort the powder, sprinkle it on marijuana and smoke it, dissolve it in a drink or inject it.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE-ROHYPNOL EFFECTS

Rohypnol has been used to commit sexual assaults because it renders the victim incapable of resisting, giving it the reputation of a “date-rape” drug. Rohypnol users often describe its effects as “paralyzing.” The effects start twenty to thirty minutes after taking the drug, peak within two hours and may persist for eight or even twelve hours. A person can be so incapacitated (made unable to act) they collapse. They lie on the floor, eyes open, able to observe events but completely unable to move. Afterwards, memory is impaired and they cannot recall any of what happened. The person experiences loss of muscle control, confusion, drowsiness and amnesia. Looking at the seriousness of these elements we certainly need help and we need it now. The good news is that we have AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury’s. In this facility the primary objective is to care for you and your health the natural way. No chemical no side effects it’s all about what is right and good for you. Doctor Akoury focuses on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE. Where-else can you get help? Certainly none, this is the place to be.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE-SERIOUS PROBLEM

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Drugs and alcohol problems for older people

Drugs and alcohol problems for older people-A growing problem

alcohol

Drugs and alcohol addiction is very common with the older people these days, quick solution is needed

One of the treasures of life is growing old or simply old age no wonder the saying “old is gold.” Everyone would like to live and see their third and even fourth generation. Therefore as we get older, our bodies begin to react differently to alcohol and medications than when we were younger. Older people having lived that long are for sure taken many different medications, these medications may sometimes not mix well with each other or with alcoholic drinks.

Many at times if older people do not adjust for these changes in their bodies and do not use medications safely they may ignorantly experience problems with substance misuse (without even knowing it). Some physical and mental problems that people think are just a normal part of aging or the result of an illness may actually be caused by drinking too much, incorrect use of medications, or mixing medications and alcohol unsafely.

Talking with doctors, pharmacists, and other health professionals can help an older person and family members stop problems with alcohol and medications before they start. Being aware of the possible dangers and warning signs is important too. Those needing help with alcohol or other drug problems should talk with their doctor or nurse. Help is available, and older adults often recover from substance abuse problems better than younger people. By changing the way they use medications and drink alcohol, many older people feel better physically and mentally, and have less illness and disability.

Drugs and alcohol problems for older people-Substance misuse
Substance misuse and abuse for older adults can mean many things. It may include the use of drugs that can change your mood, such as alcohol, tranquilizers, or illegal drugs. Substance misuse also includes “risky drinking” or unsafe use of medications. Any substance misuse or abuse can cause serious health problems and problems with family and friends, finances and even with the laws of the land and authorities.

Risky drinking
Risky drinking is when someone drinks alcohol in ways that may not have caused problems yet, but may cause problems if the same drinking pattern is kept up. For some older people, this can mean drinking more than the recommended amounts. For some older adults with certain health problems or who take certain medications, this can mean drinking any alcohol.

Medication misuse
Using any prescription or over-the-counter drug without following the prescription is drug misuse. This includes using too much or too little, or not taking it on the schedule the doctor recommended. With over-the-counter drugs, like cough syrup or aspirin, medication misuse can mean taking more than the package says or taking it too often.

Some medications don’t mix well with alcohol or with other medications. For example, it is unsafe to drink alcohol when you are taking medications for sleeping, pain, anxiety or depression. Because many medications remain in your body for many hours, even if you take a medication in the morning, but have a drink with dinner, the alcohol-drug mix may cause problems. Over-the-counter medications or herbal drugs can also cause problems when taken with other medications or alcohol.

Drugs and alcohol problems for older people-Dangers of substance misuse
A large number of older adults misuse alcohol, prescription drugs, or other substances, and this number is growing bigger. Almost one in every five older people drinks alcohol or use medications unsafely. You don’t have to drink first thing in the morning or drink every day to have problems caused by drinking. For some older people, any alcohol use can be a problem. It all depends on how your body responds to alcohol, the medications you may be taking, your current health, and what else is going on in your life.

Drugs and alcohol problems for older people-Why are the dangers different for older people?
Getting older causes changes in your body that can make you respond differently to alcohol and medications. These changes mean that there are differences between the way older adults and younger adults’ bodies can handle alcohol. For example, the same “couple of beers” you may have been drinking for years can affect you differently as you get older. The same amount of alcohol or number of drinks that had hardly any effect before can now makes someone feel drunk.

This means that as people get older, they can feel the effects with less alcohol (increased sensitivity) and they can’t drink as much as they used to hence the need to decrease tolerance to alcohol. Also, alcohol is processed by the body (metabolized) more slowly in older bodies, so blood alcohol levels are higher for a longer amount of time after drinking. This may mean increased danger of accidents, falls, and injuries for older adults even many hours after they drink alcohol.

Statistics indicate that older people are more likely to have at least one chronic illness. Many chronic illnesses can make people more likely to have bad reactions to alcohol. Drinking problems can also be more hidden among older people as they are more likely to drink at home, don’t have to show up at work the day after drinking, drive less after drinking, and may see friends or other people less frequently.

People of 65 years and above take more prescription and over-the-counter medications than any other age group in the today’s society. Prescription drug misuse and abuse is common among old these group because more drugs are prescribed to them and also because getting older makes the body more likely to feel the effects of drugs (just like with alcohol). Many older adults have problems because some medications don’t combine well with other medications. Drinking alcohol with some medications also causes problems for many older adults.

Drugs and alcohol problems for older people-Prevention of alcohol abuse in old people

Drinking alcohol or using medications unsafely can make many physical and mental health problems worse. Some of the physical conditions that are made worse by drinking alcohol are liver disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, ulcers and other gastrointestinal problems, and sleep problems. Alcohol consumption can also slow healing and recovery from injuries and surgeries. Alcohol can also make it harder for doctors to correctly diagnosis some medical conditions. Therefore when you have a physical or mental health condition then you must not mix the medication with alcohol.

To avoid old age alcohol addiction, we must identify the roots. It will be healthy to educate young people on the effect of alcohol abuse so that the number of young people drinking is reduced and eventually the old latter on.

The company you keep can influence you to alcohol addiction. It is therefore necessary that you desire only to associate with sober people and shun the drinking friends.

Keen observation of the warning signs of alcohol related problem and when noticed an immediate medical attention is sought.

Keep to the sober environment, living near and around entertainment sports like bars, clubs may bring negative influence. A voiding such environment will helps the temptations and influence.

Drugs and alcohol problems for older people-A growing problem

 

 

 

 

 

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