Category: Alcohol addiction

Do some of us have an addictive personality which means that we were destined to become alcoholics or addicts? This is a challenging question and

We are all led to believe that alcohol will do something for us and is beneficial. It will make us happy, sophisticated, more sociable, more

If I were to say straight out that alcohol does not relieve stress, I would be shot down in flames. So many people would say,

It is a myth that alcohol gives you courage, reduces your fear?. People who believe it does will point to the fact that people were

Alcohol and Our Bodies Our bodies are amazing machines. If you think about the complexity of the human body and what it achieves it is

Carr refers to the whole culture of alcohol in the Western world as a brainwashing exercise. He says that from when young we are bombarded

Alcohol is a poison that shortens your life considerably. It is addictive. It will destroy your immune system and impair your concentration and judgement. It

It is universally agreed – including by Allen Carr – that a definition of alcoholism is someone who has lost control of their drinking. However,

Families My wider family – mother, brothers and sister – were all very aware at the end of my drinking that I had a problem.

Ironically, I was a bit of a lightweight a drinking as a teenager. My older sister and brother insisted I had my first drink at

Limits and guidelines have been introduced to guide people on how much and what they should drink. It is suggested that men must drink less

Everyone knows that alcoholics are physically addicted and many of us worry far more about any physical damage we might be doing to ourselves before

There are two related reasons why the figures will not tally. First, there is the issue of assuming we can get real and accurate information