Alcohol Recovery: Negat...

People addicted to alcohol have traditionally been described as having a negative attitude, as having personality traits tinged with negativity. Negativity and consequent poor quality of interpersonal relationships is of course not limited to those people who use alcohol to...

Avoiding Alcohol Relaps...

The statistics available on alcohol relapse suggest that around 90% of alcoholics, following treatment, will have at least one occasion of relapse during the year after treatment, relapse meaning that they have at least one alcoholic drink. (Polich, Armor & Baiker, 1981.) Alcohol...

Family Fights, Christma...

Christmas is a traditional time for families to get together. Regardless of difficulties during the year, families plan to meet and be together for the Christmas day celebration - expecting a magic day of exchanging presents, pleasant conversation, good food and a good time. True, there...

Rudolph, Rosacea and Al...

Rudolph, of reindeer fame, was embarrassed about his red nose, until one foggy night Rudolph with his shiny nose, was asked to lead Santa’s sleigh. The theme of a youngster, teased by his mates, who wins approval and friendship by demonstrating some unique and useful ability makes...

Is Canada Drowning in A...

Some people drink alcohol to drown their sorrows. And it seems to be a common lament of communities throughout the world that their youth, their people are drowning in alcohol. In the Taipei Times, in 2007 it was reported that almost half of all deaths of working aged men in Russia were...

Alcohol – A Quest...

Drinking alcohol affects the cerebellum, that part of the brain associated with maintaining balance and co-ordinated movement. One of the classic symptoms of having too much to drink is a loss of balance and motor co-ordination, with slow movements, and slurred speech. Alcohol...

Alcohol & Domestic...

Alcohol abuse is a major factor in domestic (intimate partner) violence in Canada. In a survey conducted of  24,000 men and women in Canada, 7% of women and 6% of men reported being a victim of intimate partner violence in the past 5 years. (2005 – Family Violence in Canada –...

Sunday Alcohol Trading...

At a time when many people are pausing to think about the effects of alcohol drinking with a view to reducing alcohol intake, and related harms, the State of Georgia, USA  has recently voted to introduce Sunday alcohol trading. Now hundreds of liquor outlets across the State, starting in...

Grief, Loss and Alcohol...

People are often counseled against too much alcohol drinking when they are suffering from loss or grief. Loss in life is inevitable - life itself involves loss of what has gone before, in favor of what is to come. The only time that we have power to change the past or to change our future...

Alcoholism – Dryi...

De-hydration is one of the negative side effects of too much alcohol drinking. De-hydration effects on the body range from mild feelings of thirst, headache, fatigue and a dry mouth, to delirium, coma and death. Water, that makes up around 75% of body tissue (90% of the brain) is...