Most people believe that alcoholism - is just a bad habit, from which we can avoid if we just make some effort. But today it is well established that this is an extremely serious illness that affects the body both physically and psychologically. Why is so many people, in the literal sense of the word, immediately struck by serious illness? As it turns out that young people in a very short time, become an alcoholic? The main factor influencing the course of the disease - is heredity. In 50% of alcoholics, parents also abused alcohol. And for us it is a separate and very painful topic. We have a very hard to find a family where to any generation, there was absolutely no drinking. After soldering the people began in the reign of Peter I. Add here and advertising, such as beer, and everything becomes clear why the young people so quickly gets this harmful habit. When you receive alcohol primarily affects brain cells that die as a result of violations of its oxygen and nutrients. Very often affected precisely those parts of the brain responsible for emotional and volitional qualities. Man is not able to adequately assess the situation, which is. Reduces Memory, Responsibility, will suffer. And even if a person indicates a willingness to part with alcohol, then this is often not enough. Alcoholic completely dependent on alcohol. He drinks when he wants and even when not wanted, though, it seems that only yesterday so it was easy to give up drinking. But very quickly, and delays of alcohol consumed moderate man, there is imperceptible transition to systematically drinking man, and then he becomes accustomed to drinking. The harbinger of alcoholism rightly regard the desire to drink after a spectacular hangover. No alcoholic the morning after such events do not want to drink, he simply bad. And the adoption of a new portion of alcohol for drinking person has a beneficial effect only due to the fact that the brain is shut off again. And then everything is in a closed circle. Effects of treatment must once again take a dose of alcohol, and so begins binge. But the most serious symptom of alcoholism is still considered an irresistible craving for alcohol, which turns into obsession. And how drunk is not trying to hold on, it is still going on failure. Itself to get rid of alcohol addiction may be only at the initial stage. And just in case the man himself wants it. Today, doctors note that suffer from alcoholism and adolescents. Teenage alcoholism develops much faster than alcoholism in adults. Easy drinking an adult goes into alcoholism at an average of 5-10 years. Teens often bypassed the stage of regular use of alcohol and becoming sick people are 3-4 times faster. Since 1970, alcohol equivalent to drugs, which undermine the health of the nation.