Just a few days ago, Frank applied for a position as a bouncer at one of the local discos. He had studied ninjitsu, aikido, judo, gatka, and karate for three years; he was a personal trainer; he took daily minerals, vitamins, and supplements; he was into healthy eating and health foods; and he seemed well [...]
Larry eventually decided that he needed to go and see his healthcare practitioner about his irresponsible drinking. At first, Larry thought he would be able to merely go on the Internet, look for some straightforward alcohol info, and make up his mind whether or not he was alcohol dependent. Not unexpectedly, he located many websites [...]
One of the main problems with alcoholics is that they can’t admit they are alcoholics–or the fact that they have a “drinking problem.” It really amazes me that they are in denial even after a string of alcohol induced incidents that are obvious to everyone who knows them that they have a drinking problem. It’s [...]
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 actually was a sub classification of drug abuse. While taking this class and learning more about drug and alcohol abuse, I read a lot about Alcoholic Anonymous, their meetings, how [...]
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The Banana Man
I have seen Cirrhosis up close, and I can assure you it is nasty. One of my lifelong friends and my former business partner is an alcoholic. His name is John and he promised to stay on the wagon to entice me to work with him, and it proved to be the [...]
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