Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by Karasu: Where can I find information about the damaging effects of alcohol on the mind and body?
Personally, I think that it is a myth that drinking 2 beers a night won’t harm you. And, I also think that certain people cannot drink alcohol as much as others without having it mess up the mind. I am no prude but I am talking about science here. I want to research this.

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Answer by Marcia K
I don’t have any stats to give you about the damage that alcohol can do to one’s body. I can just share with you what happened to me.

I did drink A LOT more than 2 beers a day. I drank a lot of scotch and vodka over a long period of time. Three years after joining AA and being sober, I needed to have one of my hips replaced (56 yrs. old). Over time, the circulation was cut off from the top of the femur and it started to die. I was walking bone on bone. The pain was excruciating!

Then 2 years ago I developed problems at work and finally submitted to a neuropsych exam which showed deficits in my brain. My cognitive abilities were affected as well as my abilities to multi-task. I could not tell when I made a mistake. Got fired and have been on disability since.

Of course, if someone would have told me 15 years ago that this would happen, I would not have stopped drinking.

Don’t know if this will help you but you could try:

www.howstuffworks.com/alcohol.htm

www.viewnews.com/2001/VIEW-Jul-25-Wed-2001/East/16568547.html

Health Damages of Alcohol · Alcohol and Health Effects · What Does Alcohol Do to the Body

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Question by StarryEyezSurprise: Where can i get information on Maori drug and alcohol abuse?
I’m having trouble finding information for a comparitive studies of indigenous peoples essay, i need good information on drug and alcohol abuse within the Maori of New Zealand population. Any help?

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Answer by CoopidStunt
Google.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Maori+drug+and+alcohol+abuse&btnG=Google+Search

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Question by Djhan: Can alcohol use “not abuse” retard a person’s ability to concentrate and retain information?
I’m asking ’cause I usually have two or 3 drinks a day and I find that recently I’ve been having a lot of difficulty concentrating and retaining info. I never had difficulty concentrating and retaining before, in fact I never really had to study before, I’d just read the material and it would stay – but no more. I can’t even seem to focus long enough to get through reading my study texts. Do you think the alcohol is causing this?

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Answer by Wendy S
Below are some great Australian sites with lots of info about alcohol.
I hope one of them has the answer.

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Question by Shari S: Where can I get the best information of drug and alcohol effects both physically and psychologically?
I am doing a paper on the short and long term effects of drugs and alcohol, both physically and psychological on a person. Does anyone know a good website to go to for researchable and informative information? Thanks

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Answer by !?!?!?
that org. ‘ask frank’ will have loads!

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matter of sherry p : Where can I find information on how to deal with recovery from alcoholism help? will have an ex who want things from work when he gets back from rehab and began to relax will help, but I do not know anything about his recovery and want to do the best for me its of this assistance. I live in Texas if that helps best answer:

response by Timothy
I’m sure they have AA meetings and I think you should to encourage him to participate or continue to go to AA and see if he wants to go it if UU will be ready. Otherwise you can with an AA meeting, ie talk about the Court House, and find information where help really interested in it. I think it’s great that you try it with this aid, I think more people should try to help people if they decide to return as many people choose not to stop. Thank you.

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