Category: Alcohol addiction

It is becoming more and more widely accepted that alcoholism is a disease and in order to begin the recovery process, the alcoholic has to

There are far more to being an alcoholic and having a “party” lifestyle than a beer belly and constant hangovers. Binge drinking can lead to

Alcohol effects on The Brain Let us first look at effects on the brain. We have small blood vessels feeding our brain and these protect

It is hard for some to make the distinction between social drinking and alcoholism. To recognise when their drinking has crossed over from social to

Of course holidaying abroad is common among Britons hoping to escape the country’s wet weather this summer. Yet the idea of a ‘Summer Holiday’ has

A lot of people believe that there are only two kinds of people in the world, those that have a problem with drinking and those

I realised I was dependent on alcohol –  at that time I would not admit I was an alcoholic (though actually they are one and

I have recently been talking to family members of people who do not want to recognise that the person they love is an alcoholic. It

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

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

I never thought I would end up as an alcoholic in a rehab clinic. Me, the successful one, that everyone believed had it all. Successful

Korsakoff’s syndrome Being alcohol dependent may lead to poor eating habits. Alcohol dependent persons often report lack of appetite or inability to keep food down.

The very fact that you are asking this question must mean that when you drink it is not always a happy experience. Maybe the occasion