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What does it take for an alcoholic to hit bottom and get help with alcoholism?
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∙ 17y ago
Each individual is different. If you have the power (husband or wife) then sometimes forcing them into detox will work. My husband's father started to drink later in life after he retired. He was a huge man (not fat) and would drink and drive and his mood wasn't the most pleasant. We tried everything and I suggest detox. We got him there and he spent 3 days there and kept phoning my husband's mother and was mad as a wet hen over it. He walked out the door on the 4th day and came home, but we told him if he hit the bottle again he would go to an institution to dry out. He never drank again! Someones one has got to be almost cruel to deal with an alcoholic. Alcoholism is actually a disease and it can be hereditary. Some people use it to deaden physical pain or emotional pain. Good or bad these types of people didn't become who they are because they wanted to hurt themselves or anyone they loved. Waiting is the hard part and until the alcoholic is either put into hospital or some institution where they can dry out and get psychological counseling they may never get it over and eventually die from liver disease or Heart disease. Some alcoholics go into hospital for detoxes on many occasions and still go back drinking...some die afterwards...it is also regarded as an illness of denial alot of alcoholics will experience life in the gutter where they have lost everything and live life hand to mouth and still be drinking the sufferer would have to give up for themselves first and not for anybody else if they are to have a realistic chance of recovery...the problem may occur when alcohol is taken in the system of an acoholic that causes an allergy combined with mental obsession that "lights up" the sufferer and continues the insanity of taking that first drink...without this first drink the sufferer cannot get drunk...some alcoholics don't have to reach a low rock bottom to stop drinking they realise the futility of their abuse...but in my opinion some alcoholics are "sicker" than others depending on what has happened in their past lives whether they can face their demons with a sober mind on a daily basis...
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Where can one take a test on 'Am I An Alcoholic'?
You can take a test on whether you are an alcoholic on various websites that offer advice on alcoholism. They will have people to help you through your problems.
How long does it take to become an alcoholic?
This is the subject of considerable debate, given the fact that there is disagreement about how to define alcoholism. AA often asserts that some people are "born" alcoholic while others contend that it takes years for a person to become alcoholic.
Is alcoholism a decease?
No. Some people say it is as a justification. But, being an alcoholic is simply a choice, an unintelligent one, that some people choose to take.
Early Signs Of Alcoholism?
Alcoholism is a very serious thing to consider, and if you suspect your friend is suffering from this terrible disease, try and identify a few alcoholism symptoms. The most obvious sign is irritability and mood swings upon consumption of alcohol. When a budding alcoholic can't handle being away from the drink, everyone will soon know - take heed of their obvious cry for help - you could easily stave off future disaster!
Is there a cure for alcoholism?
No it cannot be cured only treated. For a person to beat any addiction requires support. Support from family and loved ones. Support from a 12 step program. Many experts still believe it is impossible to get over addiction without the 12 steps. Answer 2 Yes alcohol addiction can be cured, but self remedies don't work. One needs to seek professional help. A correct treatment program is the key to overcome addiction.
What can you do the help your alcoholic friend?
you can take all her or his alcol things and put them in the garbage and take the garbege for the garbage truc comes to takes it. Or try to make the personne stop.Answertalk to him/her and show the concequences of being alcoholic and how it can end your life or take him/her in to a aac AnswerTo be honest, the only person who can help your alcoholic friend, is the alcoholic themselves. They firstly need to acknowledge that they have a problem, and until they do this, no-one can help them. Maybe you could help them accept that they have a problem - this is the most difficult bit, but once they have done this, there is a lot of help out there which you can help them get. e.g GP prescribed antabuse medication, counselling, AA and other support groups, etc etc. Recovery is a long long road which only they can travel - but you can be there supporting them. Good Luck.
Can an alcoholic take NyQuil?
An active alcoholic can (and probably will) do as she pleases, even if it's not a good idea. And it isn't. Read the label. A recovering alcoholic shouldn't take it because it is 10% alcohol.
How do you help someone who drinks mouthwash?
You don't. A person who drinks mouthwash is most likely a late stage chronic alcoholic. (Or a teenager and only does so infrequently) This person most likely will need to be medically detoxed(take them to a hospital first), and then sent to a long term in-patient center for alcoholism and addiction. Even in that situation it's not a sure fire solution. I speak from experience here.
I can not get the bolt loosend in the front Do you take to bolt out from the bottom or the top?
With out knowing what you are working on we can not help.
Does it take years to become an alcoholic?
testing is in progress...
Are you an alcoholic if you drink a 30 pack per week?
Not necessarily. The quantity of alcohol one consumes regularly or otherwise is not alone a basis upon which a diagnosis of alcoholism may be made.Alcoholism specifically involves the sufferer physically and mentally and arguably spiritually. The key diagnostic elements proffered by the book entitled Alcoholics Anonymous (44:1) are:"If when you honestly want to you find you cannot quit entirely or, if, when drinking you can not control the amount you take, then you are probably alcoholic."
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