Alcoholism in General

Alcoholism is one of those weird disorders, and I don't mean this because it doesn't have recognisable symptoms. It does. I'm saying this because the disorder itself often isn't counted as an illness but as a weakness...and that is the easiest way to look at it - particularly if you have someone in your family who is an alcoholic. It's easier to place the blame on a person, without thinking that it is an illness and does need to be thought of as such. I think the other reason why it is weird is because there is a thin line between enjoying alcohol, being alcohol dependant, and being an alcoholic. And before anyone asks, no I do not have personal experience of being an ...  Read the complete review

~ ~ 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 by people ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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) ...  Read the complete review

Alcohol is bad for you…everyone knows that, but do they really know how dangerous the effects can be? Did you know that even moderate drinking, under certain circumstances, is not risk free? And that if you drink at more than moderate levels, you may be putting yourself at risk for serious problems with your health and problems with family, friends, and co-workers? Well I am going to try and explain some of these effects today and give my point of view over alcohol. Forgive me if the review is quite lengthy but this is not any old issue, it could be the difference between life and death. Sit back and enjoy the ride! Many years ago a ...  Read the complete review