Alcoholism
Overview
What you need to know about Alcoholism:
- Alcoholism: A fatal disease if left untreated. Chronic.
- Alcoholics: Crave alcohol and lose control over their drinking
- Alcohol Abusers: No total loss of control, but drinking may cause problems in some areas
- Alcohol withdrawal: Alcoholics are physically dependent and experience withdrawal symptoms if they try to stop drinking suddenly
Understanding How the Alcoholic Thinks
One of the finest compliments I receive from recovering alcoholics is that despite the fact that I am not an alcoholic, I understand how their minds work. I have profound respect for all the old ...
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AA for Beginners – What You Need to Know
New to AA? Start here – a list of 9 quick-read articles answering all your important questions on getting started with the 12 steps.
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Too Smart for the 12 Steps? Why Showing Up Matters
Early recovery is a difficult time. We must keep it simple and have an open mind, if we are to find our way to a better life.
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Addiction Counseling - How It Helps You Build Recovery
Learn what to expect from counseling and find out how a counselor can help you move from use to sobriety and from sobriety to recovery.
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Answering a Haunting Question: "Am I an Alcoholic?"
The most challenging aspect of answering this is that it depends entirely on what we believe an alcoholic is.
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Alcohol: Move Past Next-Day Shame and Guilt
Morning after drinking guilt and shame - why do you feel so low that next morning and what can you do about it?
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Check Yourself: Drinking Level and Disease Risk
Based on your current level of drinking, find out your risk for certain cancers, cirrhosis, heart attack and stroke (and remember, if you’re still reasonably healthy, you can reduce your risks dramatically by curbing heavy drinking.)
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Alcoholism: Treatment Options
Alcohol is the world's most commonly abused drug, and one of the most socially destructive. As such there are a number of treatments for alcohol addiction that have proven effective. Read more: Alcohol Addiction Treatment
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Alcoholism, It Always Gets Worse
Alcoholism doesn't just go away on its own, unfortunately, unless you take action - it always gets worse.
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Alcoholism - How a Therapist Can Help
Individual sessions with a therapist can be enormously beneficial in all stages of recovery... even before you stop drinking!
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Alcoholism - Info Sheet
Is it alcohol abuse or alcoholism? Learn the difference, learn why alcoholics almost always need treatment, and learn how family can make a real difference. No one needs to suffer with this disease any longer.
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An Addictions Counselor's View on Why AA Works
Common AA myths: AA is a cult...AA is only for Christians...research says AA doesn't work, and more. Why not dig a little deeper and learn the truth?
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Prevent Wet Brain with Daily Thiamine
Do you drink heavily? Would a daily thiamine and multivitamin supplement reduce your risk of brain damage? Read on to find out more.
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AA - Learn How It Keeps You Sober
OK – so we know that AA helps people stay sober…but how and why does it help? Well, some of the ways people benefit from AA include: by changing their social networks, by experiencing less depression, by increasing self-confidence and others.
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An Alcoholism Progression Timeline
Here are 2 facts about alcoholism: It tends to get worse over time (it is progressive) and most people experience a fairly similar progression of symptoms and consequences. Here is a timeline which charts the progressive experiences of alcoholism through the early, middle and late stages. If you have a drinking problem, find out where you fall on the timeline and consider what’s coming in the future.
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Alcoholism: A Timeline for Cognitive Recovery
Researchers say that your brain can make a nearly complete recovery – so long as you give it some recovery time. Here's a timeline of when you can expect different cognitive abilities will return to normal after you quit drinking.
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