Alcoholism and drug addiction are long and slow deaths.
We can catalog Ralph's deteriorating health in this thread for posterity.
According to sunshine behavioral health, here are the warning signs of dying from alcoholism:
Early warning signs:
We can catalog Ralph's deteriorating health in this thread for posterity.
According to sunshine behavioral health, here are the warning signs of dying from alcoholism:
Early warning signs:
- Mental confusion
- Extremely low body temperature
- Pale or blue skin
- Clammy skin
- No gag reflex
- Choking
- Dulled responses to stimuli
- Irregular or slow breathing
- Slow heart rate
- Seizures
- Vomiting
- Inability to wake up
- Losing consciousness
- Hallucinations
- Loss of appetite
- Severe headaches
- Dilated pupils
- Seizures
- Swelling in the hands and feet
- Abnormal bleeding
- Coma
- Severe memory loss or impairment
- Unsteady gait or difficulty with balance
- Personality changes
- Drooping eyelids
- Vision changes
- Dizziness or fainting
- Shortness of breath
- Weak or irregular pulse
- Jaundice (yellowing) of the skin or the whites of the eyes
- Red palms
- Testicle shrinkage
- Bruising
- Violent outbursts
- Frequent respiratory infections
- Pancreatitis
- Hepatitis
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- Heart failure
- Brain damage
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