t drinking is causing problems in their lives. They cannot stop drinking once they start. They become physically dependent on alcohol: their body needs it. If they stop drinking, they get very unpleasant symptoms such as nausea, sweating, anxiety, and shakiness. Alcoholics develop a tolerance for alcohol: that is, they need more and more alcohol each time to produce the same amount of drunkenness. They drink whenever they can find an excuse, and soon start drinking again after a period of not drinking.
Alcohol gets into the body rapidly from the stomach and intestines and travels throughout the body in the bloodstream, affecting every part (Alcohol
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