Currently, diagnostic guides split alcohol-use disorders into two categories: 1. Alcohol Abuse and 2. Alcohol Dependence. Many researchers believe that this isn't complete, and that there should be a third diagnosis known as "hazardous drinking," that would come before abuse and dependence. Hazardous Drinking is defined as drinking more than guidelines recommend. A study based in Finland has found that hazardous drinking is quite common.

 Eileen DeClemente is the author of ALIVE A Courageous Story of Addiction, True Love and Forgiveness. Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s a few years back, Eileen decided to write a book on her experiences as a recovering alcoholic for the past 20 years and her family’s relationship both then at the height of her addictions, and now. Eileen writes,  "One of the best things about being an author is meeting new people. I have received wonderful cards and telephone calls since writing my book thanking me for sharing my experience with my drug and alcohol addictions. Not all of the responses are from people who have had problems with drugs and alcohol but a lot of people have expressed how they have been touched by the relation between addiction to drugs and alcohol is right there with their weight problems. I was amazed of how many of those responses I got." "One person described how their weight became a problem when they were very young. I have so much respect for these people and their honesty because I know how difficult it is to share this information with others. They talked and described how food became such an obsession that they would hide it because they felt everyone was watching what they ate all the time and every time they did put on weight it became even more intense. They not only hid food but they would get up in the middle of the night when everyone was sleeping and go through the cupboards looking for anything to eat and as it progressed they even started going through the garbage." Continue Reading »

 

Getting into Alcoholism Recovery

By: Bill Urell

There are many individuals that develop an issue with alcohol addiction. People who suffer with an addiction in the area of alcohol develop the addiction for many different reasons. Alcohol can serve as short term mental and physical relief for numerous individuals.

As alcoholism progresses, the amount of alcohol that an individual is able to tolerate becomes greater. The body of an individual that is suffering from alcohol addiction may feel as if it requires the drinks in order to function properly. This can lead to craving even more alcohol without any increase in effect.This ends up leaving the addicted alcoholic feeling as if they have no control over the situation.

Once an individual starts to experience the many negative consequences, both mentally and physically, with consuming alcohol, they may make the choice to get into alcohol treatment. There are many different treatment methods that are used to treat this devastating disease. Each method is generally suited to meet the needs of an individual. There is no one standard treatment method that is effective for all individuals that suffer from the trying and complicated disease of alcoholism.

Oftentimes a person that suffers from an addiction with alcohol decides that they have had enough. They start to research the various complications that they have in life and see that nothing seems to work itself out. The problems just seem to keep happening, and at an accelerated rate. As they evaluate their lifestyle, they realize that the addiction that they are suffering from seems to be the culprit for their negative experiences. It is then that most of these individuals conclude that they have a grave dilemma with alcohol. This is where the task of getting into alcohol recovery comes into play.

There are many ways that an individual can acquire the treatment and support that they require for successful alcohol recovery.

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Leading alcohol treatment organisation, The Linwood Group, believes the number of women accessing rehab will soon equal men. The Group provides the only centres in the UK that focus exclusively on treating alcoholism and are seeing a marked rise in women patients of all ages and socio-economic groups. Commenting on the trend.

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Not all university students will “mature out” of their heavy-drinking habits. A new study examines the density of college students’ family history of alcoholism. This type of measure — looking at first-, second- and third-degree relatives — identified a significant number of at-risk individuals who would have been missed using regular family-history measures.

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