<img src = "http://www.bahianoticias.com.br/fotos/saude_entrevistas/408/IMAGEM_ENTREVISTA_5.jpg" clbad = "img-responsive" alt = "A psychologist defends political and cultural changes related to alcohol consumption
Brazil celebrates the 9th of December the day of the recovery of alcohol.Although little known, the date is important to commemorate the victory of the people who managed to defeat the & # 39; However, the attention must be daily and permanent so that the addiction does not come back. "Our body has a neurological memory. Even if a person stops drinking for five years, when she starts drinking again, it's as if she has not stopped. the person comes back, the addiction quickly establishes, "said psychologist Ricardo Melo, coordinator of the Center for Reception and Treatment of Alcoholics (Cata), of Social Works Sister Dulce (Osid) .In an interview with Bahia News , he recalled that one of the steps of the group of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is "for today, I do not drink", precisely because of the need to continue the treatment.For the professional, it is important to highlight the risks and harm badociated with alcohol, in the same way that campaigns are conducted against the use of cigarettes.In the past 15 years, a policy of restricting consumption and tax increase has been implemented, which has had a positive effect, especially in the agricultural sector, and with this control, it improves the quality of health of the population, "he said. In the interview, Melo also mentioned the first signs that alcohol consumption has become a problem, the risks badociated with abuse and the basis of treatment to control alcoholism.
