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  • 1 of 13

    by Paulin Soleyman

    If given a blank canvas and asked to draw a portrait of alcoholism what would you draw? Perhaps you would draw the face of the homeless man sleeping on the park bench? Or maybe you would draw the haggard face of the single...read more

  • by Gayle Jackson

    I am extremely grateful for my rehabilitation. An alcoholic is always an alcoholic but one who is recovering or rehabilitated has a new perspective on their life. Witnessing friends and family who fought this disease and ...read more

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    by Dee Belle

    The Price of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse Those that abuse alcohol clearly drink too much on a regular basis. Abuse can progress into addiction, dependence and finally to the disease of alcoholism. Medical professional...read more

  • by Sandra Morrison

    ALCOHOLISM Heart failure due to alcoholism was the coroners report on my daughter, age 39. I can't count how many rehabs we put her in to try to help her. But I learned one thing; you cannot a help person with th...read more

  • 5 of 13

    by Emmanuel Osondu

    It would be perfectly in order that we recognize this singular fact form the very outset: Alcoholism is a disease. A person is said to be suffering from alcoholism if he or she has an unhealthy preoccupation with alcoho...read more

  • 6 of 13

    by Georgia Stewart

    Alcohol addiction is one horrific illness that is notoriously difficult to deal with; not only for the alcoholic but for their family and friends. Addictions are the only complaints termed diseases in which the sufferer ra...read more

  • 7 of 13

    by Mattthew Carter

    Alcoholism killed my father on June 7th 2003. It is a subject that should be taken very seriously and dealt with very sternly before it takes your life as well. It doesn't take that long for your liver to turn a nasty gr...read more

  • 8 of 13

    by Christie Devine

    Alcoholism is an excessive or compulsive consumption of alcohol. It is a common disease that affects those of all ages, races, genders, ethnicities, and socioeconomic levels. It can rob years from those affected and infi...read more

  • 9 of 13

    by John Rooney

    It is estimated that one quarter of all American homes are affected by alcoholism and that 28 million people are the children of alcoholic parents, whilst one in every 750 children born, is born suffering from Foetal Alcoh...read more

  • 10 of 13

    by Deborah Cutter

    I AM an alcoholic, there is absolutely no doubt about that for me. I am the "real deal" or as AA says, a real alcoholic. Would I change this fact if given a second chance? ABSOLUTELY NOT! My addiction and subsequen...read more

  • 11 of 13

    by Venice Kichura

    Watching alcohol addicted pop stars such as Brittany Spears, Lindsay Lohan, and others you may be led to believe that recovering from alcohol addiction is a quick fix-just a weekend stay at rehab and you're good to go, onl...read more

  • 12 of 13

    by Angie Lewis

    Addictions are very difficult to come out of, especially once you reach a certain level of sobriety. It is not just about abusing a substance anymore but about abusing your inner-self with destructive thoughts and emotions...read more

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    by TK Burnett

    The first thing that has to be said about alcohol rehabilitation is that unless the person that needs it admits they need it there will be no sobriety. There are many ways people become an alcoholic and none of them are i...read more

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