However, it has many other effects on health. It's a major cause of deaths and injuries due to accidents. It can have severe effects on a baby during pregnancy. The causes of alcoholism are not fully known. A history of alcoholism in your family makes it more likely.
Males seem to be more at risk than women.
This means that alcohol is used to try to relieve anxiety, depression, tension, loneliness, self-doubt or unhappiness. More than one of these theories probably plays a role in alcoholism. For example, a family history of alcoholism may combine with stress, a person's environment and personality to cause alcoholism. As you drink, your body tries to make up for the depressant effects of alcohol. This built-up tolerance to alcohol may result in extreme shakiness when the alcohol begins to wear off.