Feels So Good...Hurts so Bad: Body's Response to Alcohol Abuse, The
Even if the drinker does not recognize the effects alcohol is having, the body does. It causes memory impairment and loss, vitamin deficiency, and blackouts. Alcohol affects the interaction among nerve cells in the parts of the brain responsible for...
Feels So Good...Hurts so Bad: Risk Factors Related to Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol is an engrained part of our society. Fifty-two percent of Americans drink, many responsibly without threatening their health or relationships. In Europe, where the use of alcohol is part of the ritual of life it is uncommon to see adults dri...
Feels So Good...Hurts so Bad: Seeking Help
Jerry Rathner talks about her struggle to stop drinking. Inpatient treatment, in which the alcoholic lives at the treatment facility is helpful during the early phases of treatment, particularly acute detoxification. About 10% of the patients need ...
Feels So Good...Hurts so Bad: Support of Twelve-step Programs, The
Twelve-step programs such as the support offered by Alcoholics Anonymous is based on the idea that alcoholism is a disease for which there is no cure. The alcoholic takes responsibility for the things they did when they were drinking, makes amends f...