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1. Loving An Alcoholic Alcoholism is a disease.  It is envious...relentless...and it hurts everyone that gets in it's way.  It can't be cured and it doesn't go away.  Even when an alcoholic becomes sober, the alcoholism is still th...
2. A dear friend of mine is drinking too much. What shall I do? The man who is clearly drunk is not nessecarily an alcoholic. How do you feel about that statement? What is an alcoholic then? If your friend sneeked out in the bathroom to have a glass of milk, what would you think? That he is sick? or crazy? or wh...
3. The Story of A Vietnam Veteran This is a story I hesitate to tell but feel inspired to do so. It is the story of my father. He was born in Pennsylvania in March of 1942. This put him at the right age to be drafted during the Vietnam War. So, in 1968 he had to put college on hold a...
4. The Four Stages of Alcoholism Alcoholism is a progressive degenerative disease that includes the following four symptoms: craving, physical dependence, tolerance, and the loss of control. Alcoholism is a complex topic that can be better understood when it is studied and asse...
5. Classic Alcoholic Behavior Alcoholism is a progressive degenerative disease that can be analyzed and broken down into four stages of alcoholic behavior. And keep in mind that when the term "alcoholism" is used, this also means "alcohol addiction," "al...
6. Alcoholism Statistics Alcoholism is a progressive degenerative disease that includes the following four symptoms:  craving, physical dependence, the loss of control, and tolerance.  There are a number of various issues regarding alcoholism that need to be s...
7. Could I Be a 'Dry Drunk'? What Is A Dry Drunk Anyway? The terms dry drunk or dry drunk syndrome are often tossed around. But what is a dry drunk, exactly? It is not a medical diagnosis, but rather a distinction between an alcoholic who is simply not drinking and one in active alcohol recovery. Confused y...
8. Alcoholism Warning Signs Numerous people who drink in an excessive and abusive manner realize that they have a drinking problem.  What many problem drinkers don't know, however, is if their drinking problem is basically an instance of alcohol abuse or alcoholism. ...
9. Alcohol Addiction Abuse - Hypnosis Tips and Help Alcohol dependency is the need or desire to consume an alcoholic drink to help you cope with some feeling, problem or life issue that is difficult to handle alone. Alcohol, like many other misused subtances may have provided a solution or way of copi...
10. Alcohol Poisoning Alcohol poisoning, also known as alcohol overdose, is a dangerous and sometimes deadly result of drinking extreme amounts of ethanol alcohol.  It is important to point out that binge drinking (consuming five or more alcoholic drinks at one si...
11. Alcoholism Symptoms As increasing numbers of individuals experience various signs and symptoms of alcoholism, more and more people are asking how they can better cope with or significantly reduce these signs or symptoms. Regarding alcoholism symptoms, it is important to...
12. Alcohol Problems The problems caused by alcohol abuse and alcoholism are widespread as well as severe. Indeed, chronic alcohol abuse and alcoholism are truly devastating, destructive, and debilitating medical conditions that have their effects on the person with the...
13. Getting Sober According to the alcohol abuse and alcoholism research literature, various alcohol treatment approaches work differently for different problem drinkers.  Like any chronic disease, however, there are varying degrees of success when it comes to al...
14. Alcoholism and Depression Alcoholism and metal health researchers have known for quite some time that alcoholism and depression tend to occur together and that both disorders may run in families. In fact, previous research studies of twins and adopted siblings have implied th...
15. Alcohol and the Brain - Help for Alcoholics This information is intended as help for alcoholics in understanding the alcohol - brain connection. Knowledge can be powerful, if you knew the effects of alcohol on the brain, you may be scared sober. Drinking on a daily basis over long periods of...
16. ACOA Do you guess at what normal is instead of reaching for emotional wellness? Do you vacillate between extreme ideas? Are you attracted to extremist organizations? Have you been told, "it's not that black and white" more than once?  You m...
17. Alcohol Detox When an alcoholic abruptly stops drinking alcohol, he or she typically experiences alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Alcohol detox is an alcoholism treatment approach that focuses on managing the alcohol withdrawal symptoms in a safe environment so that t...
18. Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms With regular consumption of alcohol, the brain gradually adapts to the alcohol so that normal functioning is possible. This not only explains how physical tolerance develops but it also explains why increasingly more alcohol is needed to get the sam...
19. Functioning Alcoholic The Alcoholism Test is designed for anyone who thinks their partner has a drinking problem and perhaps suspects the drinking has progressed to alcoholism. It is aimed, not at the partner with the drinking problem, but at you who cares for him. Tak...
20. What Is Alcoholism? Many individuals think that alcohol abuse and alcoholism are the same. Even though both concepts are similar and focus on drinking problems, they are not the same. One point, however, is clear: if a "problem drinker" continues abusing alcoh...