The ABUSO of alcohol is a complex problem that includes dangerous consumption, harmful consumption and addiction. The World Health Organization defines the dangerous or risky consumption "a regular consumption of alcohol that carries the risk of harmful consequences" on the physical, psychological or social level. Includes drinking over the limit allowed by the health authorities or imposed by law. Harmful consumption, also called alcohol abuse, involves consumption that is already causing physical or psychological damage but has not yet led to addiction. Addiction has been called "the inability to abstain from drinking". Those who are dependent crave alcohol, keep drinking despite the problems caused by alcohol and without drinking suffer from withdrawal symptoms.
<span>Vitamins are classified as either
fat soluble (vitamins A, D, E and K) or water soluble (vitamins B and
C). This difference between the two groups is very important. It
determines how each vitamin acts within the body. Fat soluble vitamins,
once they have been stored in tissues in the body, tend to remain there.
This means that if a person takes in too much of a fat soluble vitamin,
over time they can have too much of that vitamin present in their body,
a potentially dangerous condition called hypervitaminosis (literally,
too much vitamin in the body). Water-soluble vitamins, including
vitamins C and B, are excreted much more quickly than fat-soluble
vitamins, and they need to be replaced more frequently.</span>
