Alcoholism Blog
This blog discusses news and current topics about alcoholism and addiction. It's goal to help you understand the problems and issues related to alcoholism and review new promising treatments for recovery.
Sep 3, 2010, How can I help my friend?One of my oldest and dearest friends has been struggling with alcoholism since her early 20s (she's 51 now). She got sober 16 years ago and was extremely Permalink -- click for full blog post "How can I help my friend?" Aug 30, 2010, Alcoholic CycleAlcoholic Cycle discusses the cycle of addiction and use that most people experience as they become addicted to alcohol. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcoholic Cycle" Aug 28, 2010, Alcoholism Recovery NowAlcoholism Recovery Now is a weekly radio show focusing on learning how to recover from alcoholism and addiction. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcoholism Recovery Now" Aug 28, 2010, Alcoholic ChecklistAlcoholic Checklist The following is an alcoholic checklist that lists signs to look for when the possibility of a problem exists. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcoholic Checklist" Aug 28, 2010, Coping With AlcoholicCoping With Alcoholic, We admitted that we were powerless over alcohol--that our lives had become unmanageable. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Coping With Alcoholic" Aug 24, 2010, My brother is addicted and my parents are enabling?My brother has been doing drugs for 15yrs.(since 9th grade), he has been in & out of jail, rehab ect. He is currently living with my parents. (cause Permalink -- click for full blog post "My brother is addicted and my parents are enabling?" Aug 19, 2010, Alcohol StoriesAlcohol Stories, We’ve all heard stories about people getting drunk, doing something stupid and not remembering anything, a story in the newspaper about a teen who was in a park, pass out, and naked. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Stories" Aug 18, 2010, After Alcohol Withdrawal What's Next?I am the girlfriend/friend of a man who is currently in the hospital in the throws of withdraw from alcohol. He just started the DT's and I think they Permalink -- click for full blog post "After Alcohol Withdrawal What's Next?" Aug 16, 2010, Your QuestionsYour Questions is a place to ask a question of us and our readers to help you move forward into the next step of recovery... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Your Questions" Aug 13, 2010, Diabetes and AlcoholDiabetes and Alcohol: Not a Good Mix... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Diabetes and Alcohol" Aug 11, 2010, Alcohol Dependence SymptomsAlcohol Dependence Symptoms, >The actual diagnosis of alcohol abuse or alcoholism is best left to a professional, but there are signs that help the rest of us see the potential for health problems. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Dependence Symptoms" Aug 9, 2010, Define AlcoholicDefine Alcoholic, what defines whether some is simply a heavy drinker or actually an alcoholic? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Define Alcoholic" Aug 7, 2010, Stage 4 AlcoholismStage 4 Alcoholism, by the time they reach this point, they are completely out of control, have no ability to reason through the problem and they probably are delusional. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Stage 4 Alcoholism" Aug 5, 2010, Drinking ProblemsDrinking Problems: Many people detox and get treatment for an alcohol or drug problem but they do not address the whole person so none of these things work. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drinking Problems" Aug 3, 2010, Causes of AlcoholismLearn the major causes of alcoholism to see if you or your loved ones are at risk. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Causes of Alcoholism" Aug 3, 2010, Alcoholism DetoxAlcoholism Detox is generally the first step in recovery; this page describes the detox process. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcoholism Detox" Aug 2, 2010, Facts About AlcoholFacts About Alcohol: Is poverty a contributing factor to alcoholism and drug addiction? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Facts About Alcohol" Jul 31, 2010, Alcohol Abuse TreatmentAlcohol Abuse Treatment Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Abuse Treatment" Jul 30, 2010, Drug RecoveryDrug Recovery: Doctor shopping needs to be stopped as a first step in drug abuse recovery. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drug Recovery" Jul 28, 2010, Alcohol CounselingAlcohol Counseling Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Counseling" Jul 26, 2010, Drug and Alcohol AbuseDrug and Alcohol Abuse: No one should have to bury their child, dear friend called with dreadful news last week—his 44 year old son had committed suicide. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drug and Alcohol Abuse" Jul 22, 2010, Alcohol ConsumptionAlcohol Consumption, Our legal and most toxic killer, going through the tunnel of addiction and coming out the other side. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Consumption" Jul 19, 2010, Drug and Alcohol Addiction RecoveryDrug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery: He had everything going for him but he still could not stop using drugs. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery" Jul 17, 2010, Alcohol Abuse and FamilyAlcohol Abuse and Family: Family is difficult, because there is so much history and so much emotional baggage attached to being a member. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Abuse and Family" Jul 12, 2010, Alcoholic InterventionAlcoholic Intervention: Sometimes we try to put the cart before the horse, getting side tracked on issues that aren’t germane to the problem. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcoholic Intervention" Jul 9, 2010, Addiction and RecoveryAddiction and Recovery - It’s always interesting to me to hear reactions from people when asked about their attitudes towards others dealing with addiction/alcoholism. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Addiction and Recovery" Jul 8, 2010, Alcohol Treatment InAlcohol Treatment In The Mental Disease of Alcoholism and Addiction, The second step is most often associated with the idea of a higher power stepping in and helping. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Treatment In" Jul 6, 2010, Alcohol DepressantAlcohol Depressant - In America we medicate everything. If you have aches and pains, take a pill. If you have a cold, take a pill. If you’re too heavy, take a pill. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Depressant" Jul 2, 2010, Alcoholism Drunk DrivingAlcoholism Drunk Driving - On July 1, Wisconsin took a step forward in joining the rest of Western civilization in trying to deal with drunken driving. It wasn’t a big step, but it was something. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcoholism Drunk Driving" Jul 1, 2010, Symptoms of AlcoholSymptoms of Alcohol, Anger. Among men, it’s probably the most prevalent emotion. Men get angry and are more apt to handle a disagreement with their fists than they are with diplomacy. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Symptoms of Alcohol" Jun 29, 2010, Alcohol Effects on FamilyAlcohol Effects on Family: There is nothing easy about going through the 12 Step recovery processes, especially when it comes to making amends, dealing with those you have hurt. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Effects on Family" Jun 28, 2010, Alcohol AlcoholismAlcohol Alcoholism Treatment requires HOPE to move forward, you can stop drinking and you can live a life without alcohol. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Alcoholism" Jun 26, 2010, Alcohol and Drug AbuseAlcohol and Drug Abuse: Denial of abuse is almost always the elephant in the room and has to be addressed if addiction recovery is to begin. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol and Drug Abuse" Jun 25, 2010, Alcohol CancerAlcohol Cancer: I was given the privilege of working in a Medical Respiratory Intensive Care Unit of a large, tertiary hospital. Soon after arriving I saw a pattern, alcohol has a major player. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Cancer" Jun 24, 2010, Effect of AlcoholEffect of Alcohol, One person takes that first drink and something clicks. They can’t get enough, while others may slip into addiction as their consumption increases over time. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Effect of Alcohol" Jun 23, 2010, Alcohol DeathsAlcohol Deaths, Here is your body, a biological organism and you take alcohol, which is used for cleaning and disinfecting, and pour it down your throat. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Deaths" Jun 21, 2010, Alcohol and HealthAlcohol and Health is bad in so many ways, too bad the adds so show what alcol really does to a person and how it effects their health. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol and Health" Jun 15, 2010, Alcohol GroupAlcohol Group, The final step in the 12 Step process begins, “Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps…” It implies not the end of a journey, but the beginning of a new one. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Group" Jun 14, 2010, Alcohol DangersAlcohol Dangers, Once addiction to drugs or alcohol sets in consequences don't matter, nothing matters but the chemical. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Dangers" Jun 10, 2010, Alcohol LiverAlcohol Liver, Cirrhosis is the most serious form of liver disease and occurs when scare tissue on the liver develops to the point where blood no longer flows through the vessels. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Liver" Jun 9, 2010, Alcohol DrivingAlcohol Driving a man driving his daughter to school was given the field sobriety test and it registered a .34, more than four times the legal limit of .08. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Driving" Jun 7, 2010, Drug Abuse TeenDrug Abuse Teen need to hear from their parents, so talk to your kids. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Drug Abuse Teen" Jun 4, 2010, Signs of DepressionSigns of Depression: At times some people dip below a certain level, they begin not only to feel sad, but they begin to feel that their life is hopeless. Activities that used to be fun are no longer. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Signs of Depression" Jun 3, 2010, Alcohol InfoAlcohol Info reviews many of the reasons and effects of alcoholism on you, your family and everyone else... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Info " Jun 3, 2010, Am I An Alcoholic?Am I An Alcoholic answers many questions people have about alcoholism and its effects. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Am I An Alcoholic?" Jun 1, 2010, Teens AlcoholTeens Alcohol examines the unique problems and challenges teens face to avoid alcoholism. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Teens Alcohol" May 29, 2010, Alcohol BabyAlcohol Baby or Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is cause by the mother drinking while she is expecting a baby... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Baby" May 29, 2010, Alcohol AbusersAlcohol Abusers come in all shapes and sizes, many are in denial but inside they know that they are completely controled by ALCOHOL... Permalink -- click for full blog post "Alcohol Abusers" May 28, 2010, Alcoholism AddictionsAlcoholism Addictions denial is a huge enemy for someone who is addicted to alcohol but unwilling to admit it and to get treatment. 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