Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment

Question by Hunny Bunny: “Internet Addictions” – A Real Medical Menace?” What do you think?
“Alcohol, drugs, food, sex, and even shopping are all candidates for medical treatment and are recognized as genuine mental disorders, so what about the Internet? Internet addiction -defined as “excessive gaming, sexual pre-occupations, and email/text messaging” – is becoming so common that at least one psychiatrist says it merits inclusion in psychiatry’s official handbook of mental illness, the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.”

Dr. Jerald Block of the Oregon Health and Science University is the latest voice pushing for this inclusion, noting that tech junkies display genuinely debilitating behavior, including drug-like cravings, withdrawal, and a constant need for more and better gear – just like a substance addict might exhibit.”
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/87251;_ylt=AviKlUNisUIlm92akNJ7zt5qMJA5

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Answer by Scotty A
get a life elizabeth or get off the acid man

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Question by C.G.: Why do so many people here think their hangovers are “alcohol poisoning”?
I’ve seen multiple questions today of people typing out long questions claiming they must have alcohol poisoning. All their symptoms are just classic hangover symptoms. Why don’t people realize if they have alcohol poisoning if they’re not unconscious they will be close to it and they will be in the hospital getting their stomach pumped? There is HUGE difference…
I read one today that was like “Should I go to the hospital and get my stomach pumped? I threw up a few times”

*Rolls eyes*

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Answer by Ms. Informed
we can’t all be ER doctors on Yahoo Answers….
or
we can’t all have common sense on Yahoo Answers…

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Question by RTBDRUMMER: What would make you think about the effects of alcohol?
What would make you really stop and think about the effects of drinking alcohol within an advert or anti-drinking campaign?
What sort of imagery would affect you most?

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Answer by jemmamomma
I don’t know about the general public, but I gave up drinking all together when I found out I was pregnant for the safety of my unborn child. Now that I’ve had him, I choose not to drink because I’m breastfeeding and don’t want to risk passing any alcohol onto the little guy.

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Question by : Can you who think Truth is limited to facts and sets of facts prove me wrong in challenging that notion?
Truth is not a set of facts; truth is faithfulness. Read “Ethics” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer: a school boy has a dad who is a drunk and the boy is often late for school because of his father’s alcoholism. The boy comes in late to class and the teacher calls him out saying something like “why are you late? Was your father drunk again?” What is the true response? If the boy responds factually he says “yes” and betrays his father, in violation of the commandment to honor thy father and mother. If the boy responds in order to be faithful to his father, he says “no” and makes up an excuse so as to protect his father, in supposed violation of the commandment that says thou shall not lie. We in the West are too bent on facts. Faithfullness and honest representation are what are most important.
Bonhoeffer also offers this scenario in the same book: you are a Christian hiding Jews in your basement in Nazi Germany. Gestapo knock on your door and ask if you have seen any Jews today and you have because you were just downstairs. What do you say? Do you answer factually and “trust God” as I have heard some people say? or do you “lie” for all you’re worth to protect their lives and your own? Common sense should be employed here, for the notion to tell the “truth” and trust God is Pollyanna at its worst.

Jesus teaches us to follow the Spirit of the law, not the letter. However, religion is afraid of this because it is uncomfortable with people thinking for themselves. Following the Spirit requires maturity because immaturity will rationalize away our committments in various situations and justify doing things we shouldn’t do. This is what many religious people try to avoid in teaching others to follow the letter of the law. Unfortunately, this contradicts the teaching of Christ.

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Answer by Mahal
“Faithfulness” is not really truth, it’s a commitment or an expression. The truth is the product of faithfulness.

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Question by JJ Jackson: How many of you think Marijuana is dangerous?
Here’s a fun fact-
More than 400,000 Americans are arrested each year on marijuana charges.
More than 400,000 Americans die from diseases related to cigarette smoking each year.
More than 150,000 Americans die of alcohol abuse each year.
But in more than 10,000 years of usage, no one has ever died from marijuana.
I put it in this section because I am sure you have strong opinions on the topic

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Answer by America on Bush’s Watch
Americans HATE facts.

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