What Are The Different Types Of Alcoholism?

0:00Hello, this is Dr. Rodriguez from Healing Sky.

0:02I'm also the medical director

0:04of the Dari Center for Healing.

0:05And today we're going to talk about

0:07the two different types of alcoholism.

0:10Alcoholism is a common disorder,

0:11although there are different subtypes of it

0:14which indicate different levels of risk and prognosis.

0:18There are alcohol type 1

0:20and alcohol type 2.

0:23The way to distinguish which one is which

0:26has to do with the age of onset.

0:29How early does somebody develop an alcohol problem?

0:33Alcohol type 1 is the more common one.

0:36It is when somebody develops an alcohol problem

0:39older than the age of 21.

0:42This is still a very much inherited condition.

0:44It's still very common.

0:45Type 1 is the most common.

0:47Still has a lot of problems,

0:48all the negative consequences,

0:50although not quite as severe as alcohol type 2.

0:55Alcohol type 2

0:57is when alcoholism develops before the age of 21.

1:02This is indicative of a higher genetic predisposition,

1:05a higher severity of illness,

1:07and they have a worse prognosis.

1:10This is not good.

1:11If you think you're developing an alcohol problem

1:14really at any age,

1:15you definitely want to seek help and intervene and stop.

1:18If you think you're having one

1:20and you're under the age of 21,

1:22you definitely need to stop

1:24because you're facing possibly

1:26a very difficult illness to treat.

1:29If you think you're having an alcohol issue

1:32and you're younger than the age of 21

1:34and you have a family history of alcoholism,

1:37you definitely need to stop

1:38because this is alcoholism manifesting.

1:42It's going to be bad.

1:44However far it's gotten,

1:45you want to stop here,

1:46not let it go any further.

1:47You want to seek help,

1:49you want to seek intervention.

1:50Knowing which type you have,

1:52it does matter.

1:54Regardless of which type you have,

1:55it is treatable,

1:56although type two is more difficult to treat than type one.

1:59Either type if you have it,

2:01seek help, seek help now.

2:03Type two,

2:04seek help even more urgently

2:06because it is just really not good.

2:09So, I hope you find this helpful.

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2:23Thank you.