Posts Tagged ‘alcohol abuse’

A Woman Exhibits Symptoms Of Alcoholism And Depression And Schedules An Appointment To See Her Physician About Her Irresponsible Drinking And Her Need For Alcohol Detox

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Teresa was a thirty-five-year-old executive secretary who realized that she had a problem with her drinking. For example, within the past seven months she has felt the need to have three or four drinks before going to work, two months ago she tested positive for a hair alcohol test where she is employed, five weeks [...]

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Is Unhealthy And Abusive Drinking A Silent Killer That Demands Alcohol Detox And Alcohol Therapy?

Monday, June 14th, 2010

The medical community defines numerous diseases and illnesses as “silent killers.” Diseases like mesothelioma, obstructive sleep apnea, high cholesterol, osteoporosis, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and numerous types of cancer such as lung cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, and rectal cancer are well known silent killers. These medical disorders are called silent killers because [...]

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When Many Young Guys Who Work In Construction Exhibit Irresponsible And Abusive Drinking And Require Alcohol Detoxification And Alcohol Rehabilitation

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

I know many young men who work in construction who exhibit hazardous and irresponsible drinking. After a hard day’s work, it seems “logical” to go to the local drinking establishment to have a drink or two with one’s drinking buddies. Commonly, however, it seems that the well-intentioned few shots and beers becomes a circumstance in [...]

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A Purchasing Agent Drinks Abusively, Gets Inspired to Get Treatment for Depression and Alcoholism, and Enhances His Life

Sunday, May 30th, 2010

Stanley began drinking excessively when he was in the seventh grade. From a positive perspective, although he drank hazardously when he was a teen and a young adult, over the years he has been mostly a moderate drinker. After he completed his education he eventually got a job at a local plastics factory where he [...]

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An Alcohol Addicted Individual Enrolls in Rehab, Gets Alcohol Detoxification and Treatment For His Alcohol Dependency and His Depression, and Begins to Live More Productively

Sunday, May 9th, 2010

Barry used to brag to his buddies how he could keep a 40 hour per week job and get inebriated just about every night. Unfortunately, after involving himself in this destructive lifestyle for just about four years, he started to manifest a variety of alcohol related difficulties. Barry Begins to Notice Various Alcohol Related Problems [...]

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An Adolescent Experiences an Alcohol Overdose, Goes Through Detoxification and Treatment, and Gets Inspired to Change His Life

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Jeffrey was a high school freshman who regularly seemed to be living on the edge. Jeffrey had a risk taking personality and generally wanted to do what his older brothers were doing. The core problem with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and were therefore within their [...]

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A Friday Night Out With Pals From School at a Local Saloon Leads To Hazardous and Excessive Drinking, Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms, Alcohol Detox, and Treatment

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

When Janice was in high school, she had secured a reputation as an individual who studied a lot and who rarely, if ever, partied with her buddies. She seemed driven to do well academically so that she would be able to go after a career that she not only enjoyed but one that also gave [...]

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A Young Man’s Irresponsible Drinking Leads To a DWI, the Need For Alcohol Detoxification, and Time In The City Jail

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Jesse had an extremely difficult time maintaining a job. If truth be told, because of his languor and lack of drive, he was out of work far more often than he was in work. And when he did secure a job, he had an unusually hard time getting to work on time, he regularly received [...]

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The Basic Elements in A Successful Alcoholism Intervention

Monday, September 21st, 2009

What are the key issues in a fruitful alcohol intervention? Why do some alcohol abuse interventions go well while more than a few fail? The Need for an Acclaimed History of Intervention Attainment Scientific inquiry makes obvious the fact that an effective alcoholism intervention needs to be directed by an intervention expert who has a [...]

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My High School Alcohol and Drug Abuse Class

Monday, September 14th, 2009

When I was a sophomore in high school, I registered for a substance abuse class. At that time, I did not understand that alcohol abuse in point of fact was a sub division of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse and especially about alcohol side effects, I [...]

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An Uptight High School Student Exhibits Quite a Few Alcohol-Related Difficulties, Gets Suspended From School, and Has to See the School Therapist

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Larry was a sixteen year old high school junior who was manifesting numerous alcohol-related issues at school. Consequently, the principal explained to him that he had to see Miss Johns, the school counselor, before he would be allowed to come back to school. Later that day when Larry went home after school, he had to [...]

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A Young Man Makes an Appointment to See His Family Physician About His Depression and His Alcohol Difficulties

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

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

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When Drinking Starts Causing Problems in Your Life

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

How do you identify the fact that you have a drinking problem? When is it plain to see that you are engaging in abusive drinking? If you have ineffectively struggled to quit drinking or if you have given your word to yourself that your drinking days are behind you and then you were made aware [...]

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What I Learned About Drug and Alcohol Addiction in High School

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

When I was a sophomore in high school, I took a substance abuse class. At that time period, I did not understand that alcohol abuse in reality was a sub division of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse, I read a lot about Alcoholic Anonymous, their meetings, [...]

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An Unbalanced High School Student Manifests Several Alcohol-Related Difficulties, Gets Suspended From School, and Has to See the School Counselor

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Larry was a sixteen year old high school sophomore who was manifesting several alcohol-related problems at school. Consequently, the principal told him that he had to see Miss Johns, the school psychologist, before he would be permitted to return to class. Later that afternoon when Larry went home after school, he had to clarify his [...]

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My High School Alcohol and Drug Abuse Class

Wednesday, September 2nd, 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 comprehend that alcohol abuse in truth 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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A High School Student Almost Dies From Alcohol Poisoning

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Jeffrey was a ninth grader who frequently seemed to be living on the edge.  Jeffrey had an adventurous personality and as a rule wanted to do what his older brothers were doing for fun. The essential glitch with this was that all three of his brothers were at least 21 years old and were for [...]

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The Vital Features in An Effective Alcoholism Intervention

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

What are the important features in an effective alcohol intervention? Why do some alcohol addiction interventions go well while others flop? The Necessity for a Recognized History of Intervention Accomplishment Scientific examination displays that a productive alcohol abuse intervention needs to be conducted by an intervention expert who has an established reputation of intervention accomplishment. [...]

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When Excessive and Heavy Drinking Leads to Serious Health Problems

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

For several years alcoholism research has demonstrated the fact that there is strong correlation between alcoholism and life-threatening health conditions. For instance, in 2005, scientific exploration demonstrated the fact that alcohol abuse and alcoholism cost the United States an estimated $220 billion annually. Interestingly, this enormous alcohol-related cash outlay was substantially more than the cost [...]

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When Drinking Results in Problems in Your Life

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

How do you recognize that you have a drinking problem? When is it evident that you are involving yourself in hazardous drinking? If you have unsuccessfully tried to stop drinking or if you sworn to yourself that your drinking days are over and then you were made aware that you were drinking in a hazardous [...]

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