Alcohol Addiction

Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholic's normal personal, family, social, or work life. Alcohol consumption caused by alcoholism can result in psychological and physiological conditions, and ultimately in death. Alcoholism is one of the world's most costly drug use problems; with the exception of nicotine addiction, alcoholism is more costly to most countries than all other drug use problems combined.

While alcohol or sedative use is required to trigger alcoholism, the biological mechanism of alcoholism is uncertain. For most people, alcohol use poses little to no danger of addiction. Other factors must exist for alcohol use to develop into alcoholism. These factors may include a person's social environment, emotional health and genetic predisposition.

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Related Links:

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Alcoholics Anonymous

Recent Hope Cube Blog Entries For Alcohol Addiction

• Drunk White Bitch Wed, June 04, 2008 - [view]
  I drink so i cant feel the pain of being wanted or being excepted by family and friends. I ma the outcast of family and friends. Being drunk makes me feel better, makes me fell wanted and takes all the pain i have ever felt my whole life AWAY. I haven't drank anything since Jun 1, 2008. I know that it hasnt been that long but ya know what its a start.
• The cure and the temptation. Tue, February 05, 2008 - [view]
  I believe the cure for is first admittance after major life destruction that I have a problem. My problem was getting angry and going out of control after drinking. I never was the type that could drink all day every day. I am probably one of the lucky ones because while I am tempted I just made a choice not to do it to myself or to anybody around me anymore. I don't think there is ever any compromises or so called moderation with me. I always drank to a certain point and then I would sleep. I've known people who drank straight out of a bottle. (Gross) And even after doing that all day they acted normally and even drove like champs. Yeah I know its scary and also not me.  Temptation for me seems to be boredom since I would drink beer while working or cleaning my bike and pl...