RECOGNIZING THE SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOL ABUSE

RECOGNIZING THE SYMPTOMS OF ALCOHOL ABUSE

What can a person look like when they are drunk with alcohol?

Let’s look at the Behavior of a person who has had too much to drink:

·         Stumbling and Clumsy

·         Lethargic

·         Agitated and easily distracted

·         Tremors

Then we also have the other ways of telling that someone is drunk, like Appearances:

·         Flushed Complexion

·         Sweating, cold, clammy skin

·         Large, dilated pupils, could have bloodshot eyes

·         Unkempt grooming

The other Indicator of Alcohol Abuse is in the person’s Speech:

·         Slurred and thick

·         Loud and Boisterous

·         Excessive talking

·         Incoherent

 The first thing that might become obvious immediately are the Smells:

·         Offensive body odors, both breath and the body itself.

·         Something to know:  a chronic drinker (one who drinks heavily daily), will sweat out the odor through his skin on a regular basis.  If a person goes out drinking for one night and gets drunk, he may sweat it out the next day.  The body processes alcohol using every organ in the body, so unless it is flushed out with lots of water, it will come out in sweat and odor through the skin.

HOW CAN THIS HELP YOU?

If you are at work, or just out on the town, and you run into someone like this, you will know to start watching them for safety reasons, both yours and theirs.  Being around someone who could become violent, or make bad decisions, because they are not thinking clearly, can lead to physical harm.

If you are hanging out with someone you know is a drinker, these are some things to watch out for.

If someone you are around has any of the above actions, pay close attention; this could be important.