Q. At what age can alcoholism begin? My son is 13. He drinks too much. every day he drinks, sometimes more than one time each day. can it be alcoholism already, so young? what can I do to stop this? | A1 | alcoholism can start at any age,get the whole family involved,start talking to him about the effects of alcohol,and how it effects the people around him as well,in order for him toquit he has too want to quit,thats the first step,get the other parents involved that your son hangs around with also,you will probably have to try a lot of ways for it to hit him,(i.e) cut off allowance,ground him from going out,drop off and pick up from school, etc.you have my prayers just don"t give in.or give up. | | A2 | i think you said that you have a glass of wine at dinner,this may be the problem because a child will take this as -its ok to drink-get ride of all the alcohol in your house if you want to help your son 13yrs old he is only a baby,most children do what they see others do.if he has friends at school that drink you need to find out.i am a person that will tell you how i feel and this is very bad especially when you are only thinking about what he will think of you---you are the parent--you are not suppose to act like his friend.alcohol at this age will cause him to do very bad at school.THIS IS YOUR CHILDS LIFE STOP BEING HIS FRIEND AN BE A PARENT----mrfoot56. | | A3 | I tend to agree with Scooter, charles and Mrfoot56. Love is very important for your son, but rules should be maintained when it comes to your child. We have responsbility as parents to take care of our children and protect them from trouble (sometimes they don't know what's right and what's wrong as they are very young. |
Q. What Are the Complications of Alcoholism? What is the damage and complications cause by alcoholism? | A1 | The long-term effects of alcohol are not yet fully understood. Drinking alcohol abusively over long periods of time increases the risk mainly of developing alcoholic liver disease (an end stage liver disease that requires liver transplant) and cancer (for example gastric cancer). Studies show that large-quantity consumption of alcohol can also lead to alcoholic cardiomyopathy that can cause cardiac arrhythmia and death. Alcoholism has an effect on the central and peripheral nervous systems, and it increases the risk for severe neurological problems and stroke. It is very important to treat alcoholism both medically and socially. | | A2 | the complications very by each individual,everyone is different,but alcoholism it not only hurts you, but it hurts everyone around you also,your playing with a loaded gun. | | A3 | the main thing you can do to help you to stop drinking is to stay away from people that do drink, if there your friends they won't drink around you, your life is more important. stay away from store's that sale alcohol. there nothing better then a picnic in the park with cold soda's. |
Q. Let's talk about alcohol... cause drinking it is something I haven't been doing for the past two weeks and it's soooo hard. I guess some of you can understand me. The first week was a challenge I took on myself, decideing very stiff new decisions about my life, but know I'm freaking out. I don't know how to stop thinking about it, cause that's all I've been doing!!! help, I ant my son to be proud of me... | A1 | HELLO MALANI, you are on your way to recovery-HERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO TRY AND LIVE BY,also relapse is a part of recovery,so dont be to hard on yourself--------JUST FOR TODAY-TELL YOURSELF--my thoughts will be on my recovery-evert thing else comes second,living and enjoying life without the use of drugs oralcohol.---JUST FOR TODAY-i will have faith in someone in ALCOHOLICS ANNONYMOUS who believes in me and wants to help me in my recovery.---JUST FOR TODAY-I will have a program(PLAN)-I will try to follow it to the best of my ability.----JUST FOR TODAY-I will try to get a better perspective on my life.-----JUST FOR TODAY-I will be unafraid,my thoughts will be on my new associates,(AA MEMBERS)who are not using and who have found a new life. So long as i follow the way of AA,I have nothing to fear--AA suggest that you stay away from people,places and things---try to do 90 meetings in 90 days---here are some web sites that you can have online meeting(IN THE ROOMS.COM)--(AA online chat)-find | | A2 | I dont know if you know this,but people drink or do drugs,because something in there life,is not right,they are unhappy for some reason.the thing about recovery is that you have to make some hard choices,to stay sober--people dont under stand that,because alot of times it may be there family--marriage--job--sometimes your self. as long as you work your program,you will be OK it takes time,you cant get sober in a day--use your phone,when you go to a meeting get peoples #--try and get with a group,get a sponsor--AND LISTEN TO HIM/HER--the amount of time your sponsor has makes a difference. now you are early in recovery,so keep in contact with someone in AA--even if its someone on line--the key to this program is YOU HAVE TO STAY WITH IT--EVEN IF YOU RELAPSE--PICK UP THE PHONE AND CALL SOMEONE FROM YOUR LIST------good luck---mrfoot56 | | A3 | Be strong. Quitting drinking is a fierce battle against the addiction, but eventually you may win. One of the best things that can help you is sharing these experiences with others that undergo the same thing - try to join AA or consult someone professional:
http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash
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Q. alcoholism I am 17 years old and I love to drink alcohol. I go out partying and drinking every night with my friends. How can I tell if I am an alcoholic or just like to drink? | A1 | if you can stop for a week, then that should tell you wether or not you have an addiction,also only being 17 is not a ggod age to start drinking,you can suffer in many ways,memory loss,growth problems,etc,my pysch. teacher told our class once,if you learn something while your drunk you willonly be able to do that thing while your drunk(ie if you learn how to play game you"ll only remember how to do that game while your drunk). | | A2 | At age 17, it may seem like fun to go out and party and get drunk every night, but its symptomatic that you have let your self cross over the line that leads to self destruction. You have already admitted that you are worried about becoming an alcoholic and being referred to as a "drunk". If that bothers you, you had better get help or stop. If it doesn't bother you that people see you as "a drunk", then there's no point in anyone making any further replies to your post. Sooner or later, something bad will surely happen, that may make you wise up. But for many alcoholics which includes me, they have to hit absolute "rock bottom". Your life will surely go "south" if you keep it up, until you either wise up because of the hangovers, or you get to the bitter end of your rope. The end of the rope could be any of the following: jail, death, car wreck, lose job, lose spouse through divorce, get thrown out of the house, get sick from heart disease, beco | | A3 | Alcoholism is a disease. It is often diagnosed more through behaviors and adverse effects on functioning than by specific medical symptoms.
Here is a link to a video that explains more about it:
http://www.5min.com/Video/What-Is-Alcoholism-25284326
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Q. hello there alcoholism community... how are you all doing?
Just wanted to let you know I've used your advises and finally convinced my father to go to AA meetings!! we went together to 3 meetings already and he's doing great. he has some new friends who are sharing his situation and understand his feelings about it better than I do. God bless you all, will update soon... | A1 | Wow, what a beautiful story. I am thankful for the hope that hearing your story has given me. | | A2 | Fred-f, please keep in mind that alcoholism is a tough battle to fight. It's up to your dad to be willing to reach out and use the support in the program. Let him go on his own and others will take him under their wing. He will also benefit from getting a sponsor. That sponsor should also have their own sponsor so that the program works and the right way of help trickles down to your dad. In the meantime, get yourself to an Al-Anon group meeting. This will teach you that you need to take care of yourself and you can share your struggles with people in the same situation as you. You have no idea how alcoholism affects everyone in the circle around the alcoholic even though no other might have the problem. Go religiously yourself, every week and give it six months. As they say, if you're not happy with it, they will refund your misery. Good luck! | | A3 | TELL YOUR FATHER__IT WORKS IF YOU WORK IT____GOOD LUCK___MRFOOT%^ |
Q. Is alcoholism a disease? I am an alcoholic. Now the situation is very bad that I had to leave on alcohol as I have no ways of earning money. I was taken to a rehab center by my sister. They are helping me to quit alcohol but I do not think that I will be able to do it. They have diagnosed me with alcoholism and my friends think that I have a serious illness. Sometimes I too feel that I am unhealthy. I want to know is alcoholism a disease? | A1 | ROBERT,,,remember this,,,,,,WE ARE POWERLESS OVER ADDICTION AND OUR LIVES ARE UNMANAGEABLE,,,,,,,ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR DISEASE,WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR RECOVERY,,,,,,,,WE CAN NO LONGER BLAME PEOPLE,PLACES AND THINGS FOR OUR ADDICTION,,,,WE MOST FACE OUR PROBLEMS AND OUR FEELLINGS.......mrfoot56 | | A2 | ROBERT,,most of us realized that in our addiction we were slowly commiting suicide,but addiction is such a cunning enermy of life that we had lost the power to do anything about it. many of us ended up in jail,or sought help through medicine,religion and psychiatry. none of these methods was suficient for us. our disease always resurfaced or continued to progress until in desperation,we sought help from each other in alcoholics anonymous-----many of us woke up sick,unable to make it to work or went to work loaded, many of us stole to support our habit,we hurt the ones we loved.......mrfoot56 | | A3 | ROBERT,,,this is from and AA book,,before comming to the fellowship of -aa-we could not manage our own lives. we could not live and enjoy life as other people do. we had to have something different and we throught we had found it in drugs. we placed their use ahead of the welfare of our familys,our wives,husbands and our children. we had to have alcohol or drugs at any cost. we did many people great harm, but most of all we harmed ourselves. through our inability to accept personal responsibilitie we were actually creating our own problems,we seemed to be incapable of facing life on its own terms..mrfoot56 |
Q. Is alcoholism hereditary? | A1 | HEY BIanca;that is very true,I think most people know that alcoholism is genetic also,an if you have family members that have had problems,it is best to stay away from it---but we all have free will,an we all dont do the right thing sometimes--I lived with a alcoholic(my father)an it was no fun,drink grape juich or something.mrfoot56 | | A2 | alcoholism is not hereditary. the main problem can result during the period of pregnancy. if the mother drunk a lot in this time, she could give some vulnerability to the child. alcoholism can result because the person is depressive. genes are not static like some scientists pretend. so be careful in what you believe and read. | | A3 | Yes and No. The tendency to develop sever alcohol disorders (e.g. alcohol dependence and abuse) has a very strong genetic, so children or family relatives of individuals with alcohol problems have stronger tendency to develop such problems themselves.
However, being born to an alcoholic parent doesn't put the alcohol in your mouth. The genetic tendency alone isn't enough to actually create these problems, so alcoholism isn't, after all, hereditary: your genes won’t buy yourself a beer – it’s still your conscious decision.
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