|
Lifestyle
Nutrition
Contraception
Child Care
|
Health Documents
About Health Booklet Collection
|
Mother To Be Program
Orthopedics
|
Resources and References
|
Health
Myth or reality?
Alcohol, Drugs and Other
Myth or reality?
Alcohol, Drugs and Other
Myth or reality?
Alcohol, Drugs and Other
Answer: 
Depending on a person’s predisposition to alcoholism, it is possible to become addicted to a substance after the first use. Although it is impossible to predict who can develop an addiction to alcohol, certain factors may increase a person’s risk:
- A family history of alcohol or drug abuse
- Having friends who drink or take drugs
- Poor performance at school or work
- Problems fitting in
- Psychological or physical disability
- Etc.
The presence or absence of these symptoms in no way indicates whether or not a person will become addicted.
A person is considered an alcoholic when they:
A person is considered an alcoholic when they:
- Need to drink alcohol to be able to feel good or to avoid feeling bad
- Feel an urgent need to drink
- Cannot stop drinking once they start
- Suffer symptoms of withdrawal (nausea, sweating, shaking and anxiety) when they stop drinking
- Physically need to consistently drink more alcohol in order to feel the effect
For more information, visit the following sites:
- http://www.hlhl.qc.ca/centre-detudes-sur-le-stress-humain/grand-public/maladies-mentales-mythes-ou-realites.html
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at http://www.camh.net/fr/
Answer:
Depending on a person’s predisposition to alcoholism, it is possible to become addicted to a substance after the first use. Although it is impossible to predict who can develop an addiction to alcohol, certain factors may increase a person’s risk:
- A family history of alcohol or drug abuse
- Having friends who drink or take drugs
- Poor performance at school or work
- Problems fitting in
- Psychological or physical disability
- Etc.
The presence or absence of these symptoms in no way indicates whether or not a person will become addicted.
A person is considered an alcoholic when they:
- Need to drink alcohol to be able to feel good or to avoid feeling bad
- Feel an urgent need to drink
- Cannot stop drinking once they start
- Suffer symptoms of withdrawal (nausea, sweating, shaking and anxiety) when they stop drinking
- Physically need to consistently drink more alcohol in order to feel the effect
For more information, visit the following sites:
- http://www.hlhl.qc.ca/centre-detudes-sur-le-stress-humain/grand-public/maladies-mentales-mythes-ou-realites.html
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at http://www.camh.net/fr/
