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Review

Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis, More than a Simple Hepatic Disease—A Brief Review of the Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Abuse

by
Sergiu Ioan Micu
1,*,
Madalina Elena Manea
2,
Roxana Popoiag
3,*,
Dragana Nikolic
4,5,
Dumitru Andrada
1,
Angelo Maria Patti
6,
Marilena Musat
1,
Cristian Balalau
7,
Anca Rogoveanu
1,
Manfredi Rizzo
4 and
Anca Pantea Stoian
8
1
Department of Gastroenterology, St. Apostle Andrew Emergency Hospital, Constanta, Romania
2
Department of Diabetes Mellitus and Nutritional Diseases, St. Apostle Andrew Emergency Hospital, Constanta, Romania
3
Department of Internal Medicine/Gastroenterology, University Faculty of Medicine, Constanta, Romania
4
PROMISE Department, The University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
5
Euro-Mediterranean Institute of Science and Technology (I.E.M.E.S.T.), Palermo, Italy
6
Biomedical Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, The School of Medicine, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
7
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
8
Department of Diabetes Mellitus and Nutritional Diseases, Bucharest, Romania
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mind Med. Sci. 2019, 6(2), 232-236; https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P232236
Submission received: 27 March 2019 / Revised: 29 July 2019 / Accepted: 29 July 2019 / Published: 9 October 2019

Highlights

  • Media exposure contributes to the influence on social alcoholic norms. Advertisements for alcoholic products mainly affects the young population, thus increasing their alcohol consumption.
  • Alcohol may be used as a coping mechanism for stressful and traumatic situations.

Abstract

Liver cirrhosis is a significant public health problem, being an important cause of mortality and morbidity, responsible for approximately 1.8% of the total number of deaths in Europe. Chronic alcohol consumption is the most common cause of liver cirrhosis in developed countries. Europe has the highest level of alcohol consumption among all the global World Health Organisation (WHO) regions. In this paper, we briefly review major factors leading to excessive alcohol consumption in order to draw attention to the fact that alcoholic liver cirrhosis is more than a simple liver disease, and if those risk/causal factors can be prevented, the incidence of this disease could be reduced greatly. Although excessive alcohol consumption is regarded as the cause of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, the etiology is complex, involving multiple factors that act in synchrony, and which, if prevented, could greatly reduce the incidence of this disease. Children of addicts are likely to develop an alcohol-related mental disorder; however, there is no “gene for alcoholism”.
Keywords: liver cirrhosis; alcohol abuse; social; environmental and inherited risk factors liver cirrhosis; alcohol abuse; social; environmental and inherited risk factors

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Micu, S.I.; Manea, M.E.; Popoiag, R.; Nikolic, D.; Andrada, D.; Patti, A.M.; Musat, M.; Balalau, C.; Rogoveanu, A.; Rizzo, M.; et al. Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis, More than a Simple Hepatic Disease—A Brief Review of the Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Abuse. J. Mind Med. Sci. 2019, 6, 232-236. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P232236

AMA Style

Micu SI, Manea ME, Popoiag R, Nikolic D, Andrada D, Patti AM, Musat M, Balalau C, Rogoveanu A, Rizzo M, et al. Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis, More than a Simple Hepatic Disease—A Brief Review of the Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Abuse. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 2019; 6(2):232-236. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P232236

Chicago/Turabian Style

Micu, Sergiu Ioan, Madalina Elena Manea, Roxana Popoiag, Dragana Nikolic, Dumitru Andrada, Angelo Maria Patti, Marilena Musat, Cristian Balalau, Anca Rogoveanu, Manfredi Rizzo, and et al. 2019. "Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis, More than a Simple Hepatic Disease—A Brief Review of the Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Abuse" Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences 6, no. 2: 232-236. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P232236

APA Style

Micu, S. I., Manea, M. E., Popoiag, R., Nikolic, D., Andrada, D., Patti, A. M., Musat, M., Balalau, C., Rogoveanu, A., Rizzo, M., & Stoian, A. P. (2019). Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis, More than a Simple Hepatic Disease—A Brief Review of the Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Abuse. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 6(2), 232-236. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P232236

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