Alcohol and Tobacco: Health Effects and Management Strategies
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Understanding Alcohol and Tobacco Health Impacts
Hangover Treatment
The excitement stage of a hangover usually does not require specific treatment, only observation until the clinical picture disappears. In the comatose stage, urgent intervention is required, ensuring intravenous fluids and electrolyte balance.
Chronic Alcohol Intoxication
This condition results from regular, excessive alcohol consumption over an extended period. The consequences stem from the affectation of various systems and organs involved in the biotransformation, distribution, and elimination of ethanol at a physiological level:
Digestive Tract
- Chronic gastritis
- Changes in intestinal absorption, villous atrophy
- Altered gastrointestinal contractions in the middle third of the