Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by KnottedBrain: People who smoke cigarettes and abuse alcohol are mentally weak?
They suck on their cigarettes like a baby bottle when they’re stressed out. They’re mentally weak and are addicted to Nicotine. At the same time, they’re hurting other people with their second hand smoke. People who abuse alcohol are the same.

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Answer by Beth
Addiction is about so much more than a weak mind. Why are you so judgmental?

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Question by shesascreamer: What is the pill that is used to makes people sick when they take alcohol?
Hi, I would like to know what the name of the pill is that they use in alcohol rehab centers that makes the person violently ill if they consume alcohol. Thanks

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Answer by Christine H
I believe the pill you are talking about is called Antabuse.

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Question by bubba: if alcoholism is a disease, why are people put in jail instead of forced treatment in a regular hospital? hmm?

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Answer by Proud Libertarian
People are NOT put in jail for being alcoholics. They are put in jail for driving DWI / DUI, which can be done by people who are alcoholics and non alcoholics alike.

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Question by Sassy: Is Drug and Alcohol abuse a serious problem among young people?
Doing an english essay and i need to write down why drug and alcohol abuse is a problem amoung young people.Anyone have any ideas?!?
Help please

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Answer by Kyra
peer pressure is a big part of the problem.

but it’s not too bad in the upper middle-class neighborhoods; go into the cities and lower-class areas and it gets a lot worse

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Question by : If alcoholism is a disease, why don’t people just go to the doctor?
Wouldn’t it be easier to go to rehab and therapy instead of going to Alcoholics Anonymous? How can they expect to get better if A.A. says alcoholism is a lifelong disease? Why is it that alcoholism is called a disease but doing cocaine or other drugs isn’t? I understand they might be ashamed but they need to get over that if they want to get better.

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Answer by J B
You apparently don’t have a good understanding about alcoholism. It is an addictive disease, just like drug abuse/smoking/any other substances and is difficult, at best, to treat yourself. Most people do not have insurance that would cover rehab and therapy which can run tens of thousands of dollars. Many have gone to their doctor for help with this initially but, once they go back to drinking, they are embarrassed because they do not have enough “will power” to stop which is foolish. It takes support, medications and a physician to help anyone through this process. The support is what AA does. Without it, many go back to their old patterns. None of this is easy for anyone who has an addiction and failure rates are very high.

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