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alcohol abuse

Alcohol Relapse and When Helping the Alcoholic Becomes Detrimental

August 24, 2009

It is worthy of note to bring up something that family members who have been negatively affected by the alcoholism of another family member obviously do not know. It seems that by protecting the alcohol dependent person with untruths and deceitfulness to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have essentially created a condition [...]

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Shocking Discoveries About Drug and Alcohol Abuse in High School

August 24, 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 understand that alcohol abuse in reality was a sub category of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse, I read a lot about Alcoholic [...]

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Alcohol Relapse, Enabling, and Alcoholism

August 23, 2009

It is fascinating to bring up something that family members who have been adversely affected by the alcoholism of another family member obviously do not grasp. It seems to be that by shielding the alcohol addicted individual with falsehoods and dishonesty to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have actually created a condition [...]

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A Ninth Grader Suffers From An Alcohol Overdose

July 31, 2009

Jeffrey was a high school ninth grader who commonly seemed to be living on the edge. Jeffrey had a risk taking personality and usually wanted to do what his older brothers were doing to have fun. The primary glitch with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and [...]

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What I Learned About Drug Addiction and Alcoholism in High School

July 31, 2009

When I was in the tenth grade in high school, I enrolled into a drug abuse class. At that time period, I did not understand that alcohol abuse actually was a sub category 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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Alcohol Relapse, Alcohol Addiction, and Enabling

July 17, 2009

It is interesting to mention something that family members who have been adversely affected by the alcoholism of another family member evidently do not comprehend. It appears that by protecting the alcoholic with lies and deceit to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have in actual fact created a circumstance that makes it [...]

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A Young Man Makes an Appointment to See His Family Doctor About His Drinking Problems

July 4, 2009

Larry eventually decided to go and see his healthcare professional about his drinking problems.  At first, Larry thought he would be able to simply go on the world wide web, look for some essential alcohol info, and come to a decision whether or not he was dependent on alcohol.  Not unexpectedly, he discovered quite a [...]

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