Alcoholism is a condition that can have a lasting impact on an individual. The consequences long-term drinking can have on a person will vary according to the individual, the length of time they have been drinking heavily and the amount of alcohol that is ingested over the course of their drinking occasions.
A number of different sources are crying out on the dangers of cheap alcohol. Now, an article from the Sky has declared more than 90,000 people will die in the next ten years unless cheap alcohol is banned.
By Leslie Thompson
Alcoholism is a debilitating disease that affects almost 18 million Americans. Unlike other types of addictions where symptoms are obvious because of physical signs or ailments, alcoholism is an illness that can go undetected. Recently Diane Schuler—the Long Island mother who drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway, killing herself along with seven other people—was found to be under the influence of alcohol and marijuana.
Her family insists she wasn’t a drinker, but she had a large amount of undigested alcohol in her stomach at the time of the accident, along with traces of the active ingredient of marijuana. Was she harboring a secret addiction? We may never know the truth of what happened that day, but it has become apparent that more and more men and women are successfully hiding their addiction from family and friends.
Do you suffer breathing difficulties, hives, a tingling in the mouth or a swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat after consuming alcohol? Could you be allergic? You might be, but probably not. Although these are symptoms of true food allergies, they can also be triggered by some of the ingredients in alcohol. In other words, you may not be allergic to the alcohol itself, but to ingredients in the alcohol. The result is the same: your body reacts to the alcohol in a way that makes you feel sick. … Continue Reading
Most of us know someone who often boasted that he or she could drink everyone under the table—and usually did. But being able to drink copious amounts of alcohol without becoming blindingly drunk will do much more harm than good in the long run, as a new study shows that young men who have a high tolerance for alcohol face a greater risk for alcoholism later in life than those who readily feel alcohol’s effects.
The four of us pulled up to the dock in front of Woody’s Wharf in Newport Beach one Saturday evening. We tied off the boat, then walked up the gangway and into the bar portion of the waterfront restaurant. My wife and her friends excused themselves and headed for the restroom. … Continue Reading
