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EdPhilips
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20th July 2008
Most people who give up alcohol suddenly end up experiencing mild to moderate alcohol withdrawal symptoms as a result of the body reacting to the sudden withdrawal of something that it was used to or dependent on. The term alcohol withdrawal syndrome is u...
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18th July 2008
Anyone has the ability to stop drinking as soon as today. The first step is up to you. You can consult your doctor, contact a support group, or even just set a date as a goal to be the day that you set aside the bottle for good. Make sure though that whi...
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17th July 2008
Alcohol Addiction Overview: Alcohol addiction is a serious problem that can escalate to gigantic proportions if left untreated. Alcoholism has been known to be and is till today, one of the major causes of family and relationship breakdowns and psychologi...
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16th July 2008
Alcoholics Anonymous, more commonly known as AA is the world's largest self help group for people who want to kick their alcohol addiction. Alcoholics Anonymous is a group of men and women who have suffered from or are themselves suffering from alcoholism...
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15th July 2008
Once you have made the decision to stop drinking, your body needs time to adjust to the absence of the alcohol in its system that it has been used to. Lets take a look at what to expect during this time and how to handle some symptoms.
Know that you ca...
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14th July 2008
When you hear people talk about the subject of alcohol it is normally regarding it's negative aspects and it appears that alcohol is one of the leading causes of death in today's society. It is an unhealthy habit whether consumed in small or large quantit...
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10th July 2008
It is difficult to understand that if alcohol is so damming then why the hell is it legal and how on earth can it be accepted in certain social groups. On the other hand our society at large does try and enforce limitations on this and other unhealthy hab...
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09th July 2008
Abusing alcohol and other substances is a big problem out there and if you are one of them then I am afraid that you are suffering from substance abuse. It is an expensive problem in more ways than one as it also effects family, friends and work colleague...
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09th July 2008
Everyone just loves to go on holiday and some people just don't stop thinking about it. Saving nowadays just means putting money aside for our next weekend break or holiday away in the sun. If you fall into this category then you will certainly want to he...
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07th July 2008
Anyone who has got into the bad habit of abusing alcohol or any other substance has fallen into the category of substance abuse. It is a common event and an expensive pastime and will lead to serious health problems as well has ruining family and other re...
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07th July 2008
There are quite a lot of different treatments that deal with the problems related with alcohol dependence. The treatments available for this problems can be put into the following categories...medication to reduce withdrawal symptoms and stop alcohol crav...
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05th July 2008
An estimate of your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is determined with a breath alcohol test. This test measures the amount of alcohol in the air stream that you breathe out (exhale). A simple handheld device is available enabling you to measure breath ...
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04th July 2008
Nowadays you have quite a large selection of treatments that work for alcohol dependence. There are certain categories that these treatments are broken down into like education and support to quit drinking, medication to reduce withdrawal symptoms and sto...
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27th June 2008
Alcoholism comes with some very basic facts. This illness afflicts almost 14 million people nationwide which equates to basically one in every 10 adults. Alcoholism even kills nearly 20,000 Americans yearly, both directly and as a result of alcohol-relate...
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26th June 2008
People have been drinking from brown paper bags for years now throughout the western world, although it is difficult to say from when it has been part of our culture. The terminology alcoholism though dates back to 1849 and has been attributed to Magnus H...
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