How do you know if you ...

Alcohol consumption can be segregated into three categories, social drinking, alcohol abuse and addiction. Social drinkers are people who consume alcohol only at special event when the occasion calls for it such as a wedding or a party. Sometimes they may resist alcohol even if they are...

Alcoholism Destroys Fam...

Alcoholism is more often than not the bane of happy families and I am not even talking about the effects that an alcoholic parent has on the psychology, personality and attitude of his/her children. Most studies say that children from families where one parent was an alcoholic  have a...

What are the Symptoms o...

People with a long history of alcohol abuse often experience withdrawal symptoms when they make the life changing decision to kick the bottle. Battling these symptoms is the hardest step of the recovery phase and while some people may only experience mild to moderate alcohol withdrawal...

Alcohol Detox...

Alcohol detox simply refers to the removal of alcohol from the body. Alcohol is a toxin; therefore detox simply means to stop consuming the toxin, allowing the body to remove it completely. In order to help with the detoxification process however, changes to diets and certain medicinal...

The History of Alcohol...

Alcohol has been around for a long time and has been used for recreational purposes for even longer than any other purposes. Alcohol production is one of the most ancient microbiological processes that has been used to be of benefit to mankind. How much is known about the history of...

Alcohol Withdrawal Symp...

After years of drinking regularly and heavily, you may find that your body has become physiologically dependant on the substance, meaning you quite literally are unable to go on without the use of alcohol. When this occurs, recovery from alcoholism can be made all the more difficult,...

Personality Traits of a...

It is possible that you might be worried about whether or not you are an alcoholic and would therefore like to know if you have any of the personality traits of an alcoholic. It is important to note that there is a difference between being an alcoholic and simply drinking a lot – being...

How to Tell if you May ...

If you are worried about your alcohol intake, it is important that you know the difference between abusing alcohol and being an alcoholic. An addiction is a physiological and mental response to a substance, and even if you drink a lot, it doesn’t mean you are an alcoholic (although if...

Life as a Functional Al...

After my horrifying experience with my daughter I thought that quitting alcohol would be easy.  After all, I could no longer sit and drink every night with the comfort that my drinking was not affecting my life which was the rationalization that always made it ok to take another drink. ...

Life as a Functional Al...

While most people think that alcoholics are people who dance on the bar tables and have random affairs, not every story follows those lines since alcoholism crosses every class line.  I am the perfect example of that since my alcoholism is one that is defined as a functional...