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Thursday, April 11, 2002
Alcoholism’s real effects
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Medical professionals describe alcohoVs toll on the body
By Jesse Stephenson
THE BATTALION
When most people think of alcoholics,
images of whinos passed out in the gutter
come to mind. While this is not entirely
inaccurate, alcoholism is a disease that
affects many people across a wide variety of
livelihoods. These can include white-collar
workers and students, not only the homeless
on the streets.
Simply put, alcoholism is a psychological
dependence.
“It is drinking to a point that causes an
individual illness or harm to the individ
ual’s health," said Dr. Gerald Frye, a Texas
A&M professor of medical pharmacology
and toxicology.
Frye said alcoholism is a difficult sickness
to track down. It seems to be a combination
of biological and acquired traits.
"There is some evidence supporting a
predisposition to alcohol, but it is not a
purely genetic disease," Frye said.
Dr. Dennis J. Reardon, the Department of
Student Life’s Senior Coordinator of
Alcohol and Drug Education Programs, said
“Nobody has isolated the gene responsible
for alcoholism yet.” Although it does
appear to be hereditary.
He said, “Looking back at family history,
if Grandpa had it, he could have passed it
down to grandson. It does have a tendency
to skip a generation.”
Studies done at Texas A&M estimate
the number of alcoholics in the student
population to be around five per cent.
“Most of those are hereditary alcoholics
that come to school,” said Reardon.
“Maybe four to five percent of the students
who are alcoholics develop alcoholism at
A&M.” Within the general population, the
number of alcoholics lies between 10 and
12 percent.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism formed a task force in 1998
to uncover facts about drinking on college
campuses. The study found that drinking
contributes to an estimated 1,400 deaths,
500,000 injuries, and 70,000 cases of sexual
assault a year.
There are various symptoms of alco
holism. These include blackouts, tolerance,
withdrawal, and denial. When a person has a
blackout, he or she will have no memory after
a night of heavy drinking.
“They occur when alcohol cuts off the
connection between short and long term
memory,” Reardon said.
Advanced stages of alcoholism are
marked by poor relationships, a poor out
look on life, legal troubles and poor job
performance.
“In the case of students, you will see
poor academic performance,” Reardon said.
There are also effects that you will not
necessarily see. The body can become
severely damaged by heavy drinking, which
Frye describes as anything that exceeds
three of four drinks a day.
“Cirrhosis of the liver, weakening of the
heart muscles, and an increased risk of high
blood pressure and stroke are all related to
heavy drinking,” he said. Brain damage is
also highly associated with alcoholism.
But Reardon said that some of the damage
may be reversible.
“Studies have shown that the brain may
be able to recover,” Reardon said. “The
liver damage is not reparable, but you only
need ten percent of your liver to function
properly.” Still, quitting now is greatly
beneficial to all heavy drinkers.
The greatest number of fatalities and
injuries are a result of alcohol-related
accidents, most notably drunk driving.
Also, accidents such as falling when you
are drunk constitute a large number of
injuries, Reardon said.
Alcoholism is a disease that is never cured.
An alcoholic is always in the recovering stage.
“An alcoholic who does not drink is an
abstaining alcoholic,” Frye said,. “There is no
cure for the underlying reasons that cause you
to drink.”
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THE CHANGING FACE OF AGRICULT LIRE:
A Convergence of Agriculture, Natural and Renewable Resources, Food and Health
A New Paradigm for Funding Innovation and
Commercialization in Agriculture:
A Rationale for Animal Genomics
Dr. Roger E. Wyse
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Chairman, Alliance for Animal Genome Research
Friday, April 12, 2002
3:00 p.m. - Room 115, Klehergf Animal and Food Science Center
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