Expert Author: Paul I. Etkin | Submitted: 2006-07-21 | Word Count: 438 | Views: 197 Alcoholics Anonymous is an organization well-known for helping people with addiction problems. The 12 step program is the operational basis for the organization's program.
Read More Expert Author: Michael Russell | Submitted: 2006-07-16 | Word Count: 548 | Views: 267 Two of the more commonly used substances by college students nowadays are marijuana and alcohol. The use of these substances is associated with positive peer approval, mood elevation and independence, but with negative effects such as negative affectivity and academic difficulties.
Read More Expert Author: Dennis Marcellino | Submitted: 2006-07-13 | Word Count: 1033 | Views: 237 This article uses statistics to show how widespread and devastating the alcohol and drug abuse problems are in our society and the need for effective addiction recovery programs. It also shows the basic reason why people use alcohol and drugs, and how a person can become permanently free from them (as the author did 24 years ago after 18 years of use).
Read More Expert Author: Julee Mitchelsin | Submitted: 2006-07-06 | Word Count: 405 | Views: 175 If you or someone you know is struggling with an addiction to or dependancy on alcohol, than I have one suggestion and one suggestion only: don't hestitate to get the alcohol treatment that is needed. It seems like people are not embarrassed about drinking alcohol until it gets to a level where they have a problem that requires attention and care. Then people seem to be filled with a lot of shame about their problems with alcohol.
Read More Expert Author: Ivar Rudi | Submitted: 2006-07-04 | Word Count: 482 | Views: 137 There are many reasons and many different kinds of people that join the alcoholic anonymous groups in their area. There are some that only go to meeting because they were told to and there are many that go to all the meeting because they want to.
Read More Expert Author: Ivar Rudi | Submitted: 2006-07-02 | Word Count: 478 | Views: 163 The alcoholic anonymous groups are out there to help people that realize that they have a problem with the drinking that they are doing.
Read More Expert Author: Vita V. | Submitted: 2006-06-30 | Word Count: 403 | Views: 217 Alcoholism is not a problem that is exclusive to adults. Many teenagers find themselves addicted to alcohol even though the legal drinking age is twenty-one. The pressure to fit in with others and the pressure to be popular among peers may play a significant role in drug and alcohol abuse among this population. Eventually, many of these teens need to seek some sort of alcohol treatment to deal with the problem.
Read More Expert Author: Ivar Rudi | Submitted: 2006-06-22 | Word Count: 468 | Views: 187 There are many different groups of people that have been part of the alcoholic anonymous organizations. These are organizations that people are going to go for help when they do not want people to know they are going.
Read More Expert Author: Aurel Radulescu | Submitted: 2006-06-19 | Word Count: 497 | Views: 181 Alcohol abuse, or alcoholism, is a serious illness that often requires immediate treatment. Not everyone knows what to look for in terms of alcohol abuse, but the truth is that there are very definitive signs that can quickly confirm the need for treatment.
Read More Expert Author: Michele Oberton | Submitted: 2006-06-17 | Word Count: 448 | Views: 172 Alcoholism is a serious illness that is treatable, but the first step toward an alcoholism cure is to realize there is a problem. If you drink because you feel sad or angry, if it causes you to be late for work or not show up at all, if your family worries about your drinking habit or if you ever tell yourself that you won't drink and then do it anyway, you may be suffering from alcoholism.
Read More Expert Author: Sharon Hopkins | Submitted: 2006-05-31 | Word Count: 546 | Views: 142 Alcohol addiction is a very common phenomenon. It helps in lowering your inhibition and relaxing each and every part of your body. The constant need to consume alcohol would be termed as alcoholism. Similar to alcohol you can get addicted to gambling, eating and many other things which state your compulsive behavior. It is the question of physiological tolerance of your mind and the need to refrain yourself from continuing this act.
Read More Expert Author: Michael Rad | Submitted: 2006-05-27 | Word Count: 466 | Views: 198 The twelve-step program is the term used for the procedure of the patients' recovering from various addictions and compulsions, such as alcohol and drug dependency. The main base for this recovery system and strategy is sharing the experience with the other patients and acknowledging their condition, in order to make the actual therapy possible.
Read More Expert Author: Ciara McGrath | Submitted: 2006-05-14 | Word Count: 401 | Views: 153 If you are reading this then you are concerned at the possibility and want to know wheat you can do.
Read More Expert Author: Heather Colman | Submitted: 2006-05-06 | Word Count: 708 | Views: 154 Learn about 9 different treatment options available for alcoholics.
Read More Expert Author: Heather Colman | Submitted: 2006-05-06 | Word Count: 604 | Views: 134 Alcoholism is a powerful craving for alcohol which often results in the compulsive consumption of alcohol. The cause of this craving is heavily debated, but the most popular beliefs are that it is a chemical or nutrional imbalance, a genetic predisposition, a neurological effect caused by runaway learning mechanisms or an inability to curb one's own desire for enjoyment.
Read More Expert Author: Jacob Parker | Submitted: 2006-03-29 | Word Count: 425 | Views: 165 Social diseases is a familiar term for everyone despite the reaction to it. This article reveals one of such diseases and gives a description of the cause and consequences.
Read More Expert Author: David Buster | Submitted: 2006-03-09 | Word Count: 792 | Views: 189 An alcohol addiction treatment program consists of three general alcoholism treatment option steps. These three steps are intervention, detoxification and rehabitation.
Read More Expert Author: Olinda Rola | Submitted: 2006-02-11 | Word Count: 524 | Views: 170 Alcoholism signs and symptoms are clues that alcohol may be a problem. If left untreated, alcoholism signs and symptoms and alcoholism can affect the quality of life of the person as well as those around them. Alcoholism is a disease where alcohol consumption (beer, wine, or hard liquor) is at a level that interferes with the person's physical and mental health, and negatively impacts family, social or work responsibilities.
Read More Expert Author: David Buster | Submitted: 2006-02-09 | Word Count: 547 | Views: 169 Alcoholism disease and alcoholism physical symptoms should be understood if there's concern about alcohol abuse. Alcoholism disease can be defined as a drug addiction where alcohol consumption is at a level that interferes with the person's physical and mental health and negatively impacts family, social or work responsibilities.
Read More Expert Author: Olinda Rola | Submitted: 2006-02-09 | Word Count: 785 | Views: 172 Alcoholism intervention or alcohol abuse intervention is the process whereby persons who care about the health and well-being of an addicted person come together to share their concerns about the addicted person's behavior. A small percentage of people are able to recover from addiction on their own without the help of an alcoholism intervention. However, most addicted people need assistance.
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