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Learning About the Symptoms of Alcohol Poisoning Can Save a Person’s Life

09.05.2009 · Posted in Health Articles

About a month ago, Robert applied for a position as a bouncer at one of the nearby discos. He was a personal trainer; he was into health foods and healthy eating; he took daily vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients; he studied karate, gatka, ninjitsu, aikido, and judo for six-and-a-half years; and he seemed well ...

Alcohol Abuse vs. Alcoholism

09.20.2008 · Posted in Health Articles

Alcoholism is a disease involving uncontrollable physical dependence and emotional reliance on alcohol. The sufferer is unable to stay away from drink even when faced with dire consequences in all areas of his life - marriage, work, financial health. It is a chronic disease and often progresses to the point, if untreated, it becomes fatal. ...

Stop Drinking Alcohol…The Effects Of Alcohol On Your Family

09.16.2008 · Posted in Health Articles

We all know the basics of how to keep a relationship going, as it is mainly just plain common sense, but when you add alcohol into the equation then it's not so straight forward. Alcohol is an illness that spreads throughout the family even though some members might not even touch the stuff. A recent ...

When to Confront an Alcoholic

06.12.2008 · Posted in Health Articles

The decision to confront an alcoholic is never an easy one to make. The most important thing is you should never attempt it when the alcoholic is currently under the influence of alcohol. The confrontation should be planned when he or she is sober. Confronting an alcoholic is sometimes called an intervention and must be ...

Treating Alcoholism

06.06.2008 · Posted in Health Articles

There are a variety of methods for treatment for alcohol dependence. Some of these methods include education and support to stop drinking, medicines to reduce withdrawal symptoms and stop alcohol cravings, and professional counseling to work through relationship issues. ...

Using Naltrexone for alcohol abuse and dependence

06.05.2008 · Posted in Health Articles

Treatment for alcohol dependence includes education and support to stop drinking, medicines to reduce withdrawal symptoms and stop alcohol cravings, and professional counseling to work through relationship issues, but now there is also a drug. A brand name chemical named ReVia [formerly called Trexan], Vivitrolnaltrexone. Vivitrol is taken as a shot (injection) into a ...

What Is It Like To Withdraw From Alcohol?

06.03.2008 · Posted in Health Articles

Withdrawing from alcohol can oftentimes be a very difficult process. Your body needs time to readjust to the lack of sugars and other elements that it has become accustomed, even addicted, to. Knowing what to expect is difficult, however we will do our best to try and explain it below. ...

Alcoholism – Definition

06.03.2008 · Posted in Health Articles

Brown Bag Alcoholic drinks date back thousands of years. Although no one quite knows of their original discovery, it seems likely that they have been a part of history since the beginning. Magnus Huss first coined the word (alcoholism) in 1849, being the first to classify the systematic damage that was attributable to alcohol. ...

Stop Drinking Now…An Issue of Mixed Messages

05.13.2008 · Posted in Health Articles

There are a large number of mixed messages that we receive in our society today. Everything from what we eat, even to what we should wear changes from day to day in what is considered right or wrong. So why is it when a message giving warning of something being harmful, unhealthy and even illegal ...