Alcoholism has always been a hot topic, for the ** of alcohol, such an attraction, people who do not drink alcohol will never be able to experience, the following is a few characteristics of alcohol dependence, look at how the Alcohol Rehabilitation Center of Jinan Yuan Brain Health Hospital is introduced.
1. Spiritual dependence: Spiritual dependence is the basis of alcohol dependence. Mental dependence, commonly known as "addiction", refers to an individual's craving for alcohol.
It is important to note that there are different degrees of mental dependence, and it is only diagnostic if the mental dependence is strong and the patient has difficulty craving alcohol without control. 2. Tolerance: The formation of tolerance is fast and slow, and its influencing factors mainly include: individual quality; How you drink, how you drink, how fast you drink, how much you drink, etc. Most people develop tolerance more quickly, and some people only double their alcohol consumption in the last decade. 
3. Loss of control over drinking behavior: Loss of control (loss of control) of drinking behavior is one of the prominent signs of alcohol dependence. Most experts believe that this is essential for diagnosing alcohol dependence. It is common for patients to lose their ability to control themselves in any situation, as long as they hold a wine glass, and often get drunk every time they drink, or until the hotel closes or the bag is empty. Patients often delay their scheduled activities because of this, and many alcohol-dependent people voluntarily recount the experience.
4. Somatic dependence: Somatic dependence refers to a series of characteristic withdrawal symptoms in the body when drinking is stopped or the amount of alcohol is drastically reduced. Physical dependence, like mental dependence, is gradually developed and differs in degree.
5. Various complications: When alcohol dependence progresses to a certain stage, all organ systems in the body will be damaged, from alcohol-related liver disease, alcohol-related cardiomyopathy, fetal alcohol syndrome, Korsakoff syndrome to less common ** and ophthalmic diseases.