by - written on 04/11/11 (Somewhat useful, 12 readings)
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I won't sit here and tell you what got me into this situation because it is not a happy tale and may make people reading this more depressed than they already are. I started drinking about 3 months ago not very long but at 23 i am now drinking 5 cans of strong bow cider and a 50cl bottle of whiskey a day. I have tried seeking help at the ... Read the complete review
by - written on 24/06/11 (Very useful, 14 readings)
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After nearly 14 and a half years i got in to contact with my father who I had been told about before i met him. I found his sister on facebook and ever since then i have remained in contact with him. However on our first ever outing I was 14 at the time he turned up drunk with his girlfriend (they are not together anymore) he ... Read the complete review
by - written on 07/09/09 (Very useful, 34 readings)
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I can bore anyone with my time with alcholicism, but I will not on this occassion because I feel it is a sad road for anyone to go down. Now 56 years and many years ago I put the binge drinking behind me; basically I grew up, realised my responsibilities and moved on to a better and healthier life that I enjoyed. It took a lot ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/06/09 (Very useful, 131 readings)
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Last week I received a phone call from a friend of mine to tell me his ex-wife had died. I hadn't seen her for some years as she moved away from London after they divorced but she is someone I remember as a vivacious, bubbly and very funny lady that I used to meet regularly in the pub, back in the days when my social life revolved ... Read the complete review
by - written on 18/02/09 (Useful, 33 readings)
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Alcoholism is something affects a lot of people, more people that we let ourselves believe. It is extremely easy to get into that situation, and all it takes is something to push someone over the each. What I want to know is what is defined as someone who is an alcoholic, is it someone who drinks as soon as they wake up. In my opinion, ... Read the complete review
by - written on 08/01/09 (Very useful, 29 readings)
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Alcohol is seen by many as nothing to be concerned about, something which is harmless. Well I'm sorry to burst the bubble but it's not! Now we've all been in the position where we have a few drinks, maybe one too many and wake up the next morning with the worst headache ever, sickness and finding ourselves saying ... Read the complete review
by - written on 16/12/08 (Very useful, 111 readings)
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Alcoholism is an addiction that has affected my family and something that must be one of the hardest habits to kick as alcohol is all around us in society, on our TV screens, in many social venues and in the culture of this country which promotes getting smashed as the key to having a good night out or as a sign of maturity, the drinking ... Read the complete review
by - written on 22/11/08 (Very useful, 131 readings)
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To say that alcoholism is a crippling disease which destroys not only the alcholic but also his or her family, is a sweeping understatement. I speak, sadly, from bitter experience. It is many years now since I divorced my alcoholic husband, but the years leading up to the divorce were some of the saddest and most stressful in ... Read the complete review
by - written on 30/12/03, updated on 30/12/03 (Very useful, 30 readings)
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Now I kinda understand why alcoholism is so highly rated. Seeing everything through a haze... Not caring very much about anything... And even losing any inhibition. But I'm not that drunk and still have some of that inhibition left lying around somewhere in my body. You might think this is just some drunkman babble, and maybe it is. ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/07/02, updated on 23/07/02 (Very useful, 246 readings)
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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 ... Read the complete review
by - written on 23/07/02, updated on 26/07/02 (Very useful, 895 readings)
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Most people like a drink, but a recent study by the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) suggests that a larger number of people are drinking to excess. The survey found that 27% of men and 14% of women were exceeding the "old sensible" limits of regular drinking. The figures show that consumption is highest amongst the 18 to 24 ... Read the complete review
by - written on 14/10/01, updated on 14/10/01 (Very useful, 48 readings)
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Okay, so this is more of an opinion of Addiction of Legal Drugs more than just alcohol, but the main brunt of my attack will be on alcohol as it is one of the most commonly used legal drugs. I know the other legal drug is nicotine in the form of tobacco but his doesn’t create the same social problems as alcohol does. You ... Read the complete review
Alcoholism in General: Am I An Alcoholic? (3581 words)by - written on 24/06/01, updated on 25/10/09 (Very useful, 910 readings)
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~ ~ 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. ... Read the complete review
by - written on 20/06/01, updated on 22/06/01 (Useful, 494 readings)
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There are so many different opinions and definitions of alcoholism. I believe an alcoholic is a person who feels guilty about drinking, so they become sneeky. I am sure that there is at least one alcoholic in every family, so I don't really believe it is hereditary. When we are born, the first things we drink are milk and ... Read the complete review
