Alcohol Consumption

According to the problems that you can generate, we can identify four types or patterns of consumption: - non-problematic consumption.-consumption risk.-consumption dangerous or problematic-harmful or pathological consumption there is agreement in the consumption of risk considered a daily intake of between 40 and 70 grams (between 50 cc and 90 cc) of pure alcohol (between 4 and 7 UBE - unit of standard drink (UBE) indicates the average content of alcohol in the most frequent forms of) consumption, and 10 grams of pure alcohol it represents. Each UBE is the approximate equivalent of a cane of beer, a glass of wine or half cup of a distilled beverage-, or a non-daily consumption with a weekly sum of more than 280 grams of pure alcohol, although not drunkenness is never reached. The concept of harmful consumption is coined by the who ICD - 10 by appointing those who have physical or psychological problems as a result of the consumption of alcohol, regardless of the amount consumed. ABUSE: The concept of abuse is understood as not to exceed the dose that our body can metabolize, and by another, a component that has to do with the circumstances of consumption. It is the consumption that has negative consequences for the health of people and which can also adversely affect others. Examples: drinking and exceed the limits of alcohol if then it has drivers, get drunk, do not always mix alcohol with certain medications, etc is easy to establish the boundaries between use and abuse. Usage: Is the consumption that does not negatively impacts on the health of the person who uses the drug nor hurts people around. Examples: drink a glass of champagne at a party after having dined (responsible consumption), a medication sent by the doctor (healthy). HABIT: Is the consumption that is made of a substance when there is adaptation to its effects.