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Alcohol Addiction

When Drinking Stops Being Fun and Becomes a Problem

by Shannon on August 25, 2009

How do you recognize that you have a problem with your drinking? When is it evident that you are engaging in abusive drinking?
If you have ineffectively attempted to discontinue your drinking or if you promised yourself that your drinking days are gone and then you were made aware that you were drinking in an excessive [...]

Tagged as: alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependency, alcohol rehab, alcohol treatment, alcoholics, alcoholism, drinking problems, problem drinking

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When Drinking Becomes Problematic

by Shannon on August 25, 2009

How do you know that you have a drinking problem? When is it obvious that you are involving yourself in hazardous drinking?
If you have unsuccessfully made an effort to quit drinking or if you have given your word to yourself that your drinking days are gone and then you recognized that you were drinking irresponsibly [...]

Tagged as: alcohol abuse, alcohol addiction, alcohol dependency, alcohol rehab, alcohol treatment, alcoholics, alcoholism, drinking problems, problem drinking

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How to Know When You Have a Drinking Problem

August 25, 2009

How do you identify the fact that you have a drinking problem? When is it obvious that you are involving yourself in alcohol abuse?
If you have ineffectively attempted to quit drinking or if you sworn to yourself that your drinking days are behind you and then you realized that you were drinking abusively just a [...]

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Alcohol Relapse, Dishonesty, and Enabling

August 25, 2009

It is worthy of note to mention something that family members who have been harmfully affected by the alcoholism of another family member obviously do not understand. It seems that by protecting the alcoholic with falsehoods and deceitfulness to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have actually created a circumstance that makes it [...]

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Alcohol Relapse, Alcohol Dependency, and Enabling

August 25, 2009

It is worthy of note to articulate something that family members who have been negatively affected by the alcoholism of another family member clearly do not grasp. It seems to be that by shielding the alcohol dependent individual with lies and deceit to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have actually created a [...]

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What I Learned About Alcohol Dependency and Drug Abuse in High School

August 25, 2009

When I was in the tenth grade in high school, I enrolled into a substance abuse class. At that time period, I did not comprehend that alcohol abuse actually was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse, I read a lot about Alcoholic Anonymous, [...]

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