Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by coolRyder: What remedies were used in the PAST to cure alcoholism?
for my stupid bio project !

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Answer by chez fez ;D
Niacin is used to help aid in the curing alcoholism and was used in Alcoholics Anonymous, not sure if it still is.. Um.. finding out if that person has food allergies that could lead to alcoholism (ex. Allergies to corn, wheat, etc can cause you to crave that food, alcohol being the void filler). Also Glutamine in high doses under the tongue can actually conquer temporarily alcohol cravings, especially if left to dissolve under the tongue.

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request of LJ : Treatment “Alcoholism and Drug Addiction,” Who knows what at stake here? I know that addiction is a disease, but cure is complete abstinence. How can this man say that is light? For me, this means again that you drink or use drugs. You might as well give a gun to a drug addict or alcoholic, because if he or she is reemployed as murder is the best answer: response pmay
I really think that if alcohol or drug dependence, you are pretty much recovery, but the rest of their lives. A “cure” I guess means the use and treatment of problems in a healthy way, but I do not think it is, you can go ahead and drink again. Some people just can not handle.

Question by Guy: i saw this man promoting a book that promises a cure for alcoholism and addictions!?
it sells for 40 bucks! do you really think that a person struggliong with a drinking or drug problem for years can be cured by reading one book?? is this dr a scam artist, like many others/ and why is public so stupid as to buy into the lies of these frauds, making them filthy rich? like tv preachers and others selling information ON CDS AND DVDS?why do you people buy into the lies?

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Answer by legatus primus
for one, people buy into the lies of tv preachers, tv salesman, and advertisements because they are impulsive and can not distinguish between necessity and wants. as far the book proposing a cure for alcoholism and addictions, i highly doubt that it would be a cure. it is more likely that it would offer suggestions to the reader influencing them to empower themselves. the book itself IS NOT A CURE. it might just offer help, but if you are willing to help yourself, the book might help in guiding you. however, it is not a guarantee.

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Question by enigme_zagadka: Why is it okay to be predisposed toward “being gay”, but people try to cure inherited alcoholism or violence?
The argument is either “God made me this way” or “My DNA made me this way.” How can it be okay to be genetically predisposed toward same-sex attraction, but not okay to let your genes dictate what actions you take in other spheres of your life?

a short list of heritable traits and how (some people say) society accepts them:
gay – okay?
alcoholism – not okay?
violence – not okay?
gambling addiction – not okay?

Are the tendencies toward heritable but not desired traits any less “natural” than whatever might genetically incline a person to “be gay?”

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Answer by Mrs. W
All four of these things are not genetics. They are sin, and therefore not okay. This ‘I was born that way’ argument is new. and a lie from the pit of hell.

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It supposedly works on a different model than AA.