Alcoholism: Drug Abuse Facts

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They say drinking alone indicates alcoholism, what about drinking and chatting online?
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How do Christians cope with alcoholism?
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Can God cure someone of alcoholism?
If God can cure someone of leprosy, why not alcoholism?

Is alcoholism covered in The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?


Can an elderly person with alcoholism be eligible for any government assistance?
My boyfriend's father is 59 years old. He is an alcoholic, he has been unemployed for several years, and he exhibits some signs of dementia. He lives with my boyfriend who supports him, but this is becoming very difficult for my boyfriend. He does not have insurance, nor is he currently receiving any sort of assistance. What sort of assistance is available for a person such as him? My boyfriend and I are totally clueless about this and the more we search online for info, the more confusing it gets.

Is it true that rate of alcoholism is higher in Christian dominated countries ?
because it is not prohibited in Bible and because they say Jesus turned water to wine

Is this normal alcoholism?
I have been sober 11 days and I still can't stop shaking and sweating and, I'm still feeling the withdrawal

Where can I find statistics on Christian alcoholism and drug abuse rates?
I need percentages on people who were alcoholics and or drug abusers and their religion. It is very hard to find anything with actual percentages on it

Is there a higher alcoholism rate in atheists?
Regardless of what you feel about religion, even if you mock people and say it's just something to " lean" on during hard times, if you have nothing else can I say that there may be a higher alcoholism and drug addiction rate among atheists?

Just as there is a genetic predisposition to homosexuality, there is a one to alcoholism but is it correct?
...to act upon it? Does that mean that if I am found to have this genetic predisposition, that I shouldn't fight it and should just give in and pick up the crack pipe? How about anger? There is a predisposition to it for some people, does that justify me shooting and killing others? Is it ok for to me to act upon these desires? No. Just as it is not right to act upon homosexuality, you do not have to chose to act upon it.

What are your thoughts about how society caters to people with self-inflicted "diseases" like alcoholism?
Lately, everything is a " disease" or " illness" . You're not a drunk you have a disease that makes you drink too much. You're not an overeater you have a mental illness that makes you eat way too much. You're not just a pill popper you have a chemical dependency disease.I feel like our society is cowtowing to weak people, and just making them even weaker. Every time the APA convenes and invents the new diseases for the year, there's always a new program or drug, ready made to combat the new illness that was just invented. This also causes people to make excuses for their vices. An alcoholic who is forced to go to AA meetings is immediately brainwashed and tricked into joining a religious cult that pretends that they don't support any organized faith yet, many of the 12 steps are religion based . An alcoholic is basically being tricked into abandoning one addiction for one that's much worse and more dangerous. I feel that people should be accountable for their own actions, but even more importantly, they should be honest with themselves, and self actualizing. The more tools we give people to not take personal responsibility, the weaker we, as a nation, become. I also refuse to believe that a self inflicted addiction or compulsion is a disease. Sorry. That just can't happen. If you remove the object of addiction from being accessible, BAM No more addiction. There's the " cure" for your " disease" .So, specifically regarding things like ADHD, Alcoholism, most forms of behavioral dependency, and practically EVERY new mental malady that has been " discovered" read made up in the last century what do you think about the entire concept of labeling behaviors to give people an easy out?No, I am not an alcoholic. I don't believe in such a thing. Now, weed? I am most certainly, totally and wholeheartedly addicted to weed. You can't even GET physically addicted to weed, but I managed it. If you cut me, I bleed green smoke.See The Moon You are such a douche, man. Don't you have anything better to do? I am not talking about my personal problems. I am inviting a discussion about how America is getting softer because everyone gets their butt powdered whenever they do something wrong. Get a friend.

My parents and there religion and there alcoholism? I need opinions?
My parents are recovered alcoholic, 3 years to be exact. We are a christian family of 6, and we are all messed up from growing up in a dysfunctional family. 3 of us are drug addicts, 1 relies on her drug addict boy friend, 1 is an alcoholic, and im anorexic. Growing up my parents were always super christian, but how could they be if they were so messed up? After there recovery there still obsessively religious, and they pay no attention to the problems and they always say " just pray and god will fix everything" . Do you think there just using god and religion as a security blanket? How can god fix everything if they don't start to do something about the problems oh and i'm not a religions person at all, they turn me off of it.

Can Catholics get a divorce because of alcoholism?
If a Catholic divorces because of an alcoholic spouse unwilling to get help will they be excommunicated?Interesting comments.How could they get a marriage annulled if children were produced?

Good questions to ask in an interview about Alcoholism?
I am doing a research paper on alcoholism. I am curious if anyone has any good ideas for some questions about Alcoholism. Could be asked to someone in something such as AA or someone who has recently experienced become sober or even someone effected by it at the current time.