Alcohol Addiction in general

~ ~ Many of you will have already have read my opinion about my own battle with the illness of alcoholism, and how I eventually managed to achieve a lasting recovery from this “hell of all diseases”, through joining Alcoholics Anonymous back in 1979. I have been sober ever since, for over 22 years now, a day at a time. It’s not my intention in this opinion to revisit old ground; if any of you are interested enough then my own experience is fully documented in my opinion called “To Hell And Back”, which you’ll find somewhere in my op list. The question I want to address here in this opinion is one that I am asked constantly ...

I am the daughter of an alcoholic, and writing this opinion is going to be the hardest thing I have ever written. My father passed away four years ago. When he died he had been 'dry' for 9 whole years. He had just had his 90th birthday. This is how it is described by the AA,alcoholics anonymous. I was very proud of him. He fought and struggled against this terrible illness for many years. I dont know how long he had been an alcoholic for, I can remember him being so for most of my childhood and I am 41 years old now. I understand it all started when I was very young, and I think it was all ...

Medical students have a reputation for being heavy drinkers. Within my first week at Medical School, in 1992, I discovered why... Many students drink. Actually, why limit it to students... many people drink. A lot. I can remember getting absolutely hammered on a regular occasion at the student bar, which was conveniently 2 floors above the lecture theatres. After 2 weeks, I drank so much "Green Monster Punch" (God only knows what was in it, but it was served from a huge bucket...) that I ended up throwing up all over the bar floor, almost gaining the year's first ban. Rag week (a rite of passage with the feeble excuse of raising money for charity) ...