Consuming alcohol over the recommended amount of units may lead to liver disease. Excessive alcohol intake over a prolonged period of time leads to an
Do you think you might be an alcoholic? There may be many reasons why you do not want even to consider this question in relation
What came first? Drinking too much so that my life fell apart? Or my life falling apart and then I drank too much? The truth
Even in hindsight, it is hard to identify exactly when my alcoholism started to become a problem. I know I had to hide it to
As a teenager, I was not known for being a heavy drinker. I had my first alcoholic drink at the age of 13 when my
Here is an example of one type…. the successful driven woman who ended up in a rehab clinic I never thought I would end up
In the present day pressure cooker existence of modern life. What greater threat is there for the well-being and future of ourselves and our children
Read On… Growing up as a child with an alcoholic parent was difficult and I was full of fear. My mother was an alcoholic from
“As the writer Pete Hamill a high functioning alcoholic said in his memoir, “A Drinking Life.” “If I was able to function, to get the
How can I be an alcoholic? That is what I said to my girlfriend when a woman I knew from my teens died of liver
Living With An Addict My name is Polly and I grew up living with an addict. A woman who today is in recovery from her
The latest alcohol statistics report (Health & Social Care Information Centre, 2011) that in England, in 2009, 69% of men and 55% of women (aged
Facts that Contradict this Belief DO I DRINK BECAUSE I AM DEPRESSED?OR AM I DEPRESSED BECAUSE I DRINK?It is generally perceived that someone who drinks
Who invented alcohol? The simple answer is nature did. Natural growing yeast, found in soils (saccharomyces cerevisiae) eats the naturally occurring sugars in fruit or
This is a story of what alcohol did to a patient and how they found help to stop drinking, hope and a new life through
Alcohol addiction affects us all at some point in our lives and manifests itself through a number of different ways. It affects all walks of
Alcoholism is a chronic, often progressive disease in which a person craves alcohol and drinks despite repeated alcohol related problems (like losing a job or
For a person with alcoholism and substance abuse one of the hardest steps in reaching recovery is overcoming the denial, rationalisation and justification which almost
We are not only fooled into drinking alcohol because of the image of sophistication, glamour and maturity that has been portrayed in the advertising. We
When we first start drinking, we are usually in the company of so-called normal drinkers who seem to be enjoying a drink. As a child,
Alcohol is a depressant so by definition it does not make you happy. So many people who book into the Haynes Clinic believe that their
