Focuses on prevention of alcoholic liver disease

First, strengthen health education prevention and treatment of chloasma

 Prenatal care little knowledge of pregnancy care and health (1), a common pregnancy disorder (1)

 Make full use of radio, television and movies and other propaganda media, vigorously carry out public health education and improve the quality of universal health, in particular, should be strengthened, schoolchildren, students and their parents light on the prevention of alcoholism, health education, reducing youth alcohol.

 Second, to strengthen the training of medical personnel

 Hingson and other investigating 271 cases of wine and beer drinkers found that only 70 cases (25.8%) active treatment, 201 cases (74.2%) is not treatment. The 70 cases of those, only 31 cases (45%) were the doctor asked their drinking history, 18 cases (25.7%) were advised to drink less or be informed on the dangers of drinking, and 2 cases (3%) were carried out alcoholism treatment, medical staff explain the severity of alcoholic liver disease lack of knowledge in urgent need of them training in the prevention and treatment of alcoholism.

 Third, early detection and early treatment

 Early detection and treatment of alcoholic patients can prevent the occurrence of alcoholic liver disease. Currently, patients with alcoholism screening methods are the following two ways:

 (A) the person asking or screening questionnaires: The most common method is to CAGE question survey, one, do you feel the need to reduce drinking; 2, Are you unhappy with criticism of your drinking; 3, do you drink your Liquor palpable heart feel guilty; 4, do you wake up every morning first thing is to drink. Every question answered in the affirmative 1 minute, 2 minutes or more tips are alcohol-related diseases. Law sensitivity of 75% -90% A, the specificity was 77% -96%. In addition, there are “two issues screening method” and other face to face inquiry screening law, most of them derived from the CAGE.

 (B) laboratory screening: mean corpuscular volume (MCV) increased serum glutamic acyl combined GGT (GGT) increased to 90% of diagnosed alcoholics.

 Fourth, to develop appropriate laws and regulations

 (1) health warning label law;

 (B) increase prices of alcoholic beverages;

 (C) raise the legal drinking age;

 (D) prohibit the drink driving law.

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