A Sunday School Teacher Gets Arrested for Drunk Driving, Gets Motivated and Inspired To Receive Alcohol Rehab for Her Hazardous Drinking, and Strengthens Her Positive Attitude About Herself

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

For the past twenty-three years Jenny has been a professional nurse at a local hospital. Furthermore she has also been teaching Sunday school at the local Anabaptist Church. Although she lived in a medium size country community where it appeared like every person knew everyone’s business, little if nothing was known about Jenny. Of course [...]

When Hazardous and Abusive Drinking Results in Serious Health Problems

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

For a number of years alcohol dependency research has demonstrated the fact that there is strong relationship between alcohol addiction and life-threatening health conditions.
For example, in 2005, scientific examination and alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics revealed that alcohol abuse and alcoholism cost the United States an estimated $220 billion annually. Interestingly, this gigantic alcohol-related cost [...]

A Television Special About Alcohol Addiction Symptoms and Signs Results in Some Stressful and Discouraging Emotions About a Young Woman’s Abusive and Excessive Drinking

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Daniel had been engaging in irresponsible drinking behavior since her senior year in college. Now, nine years later, she drank more than ever. One Saturday night when she was feeling a bit run down, Daniel made up her mind to stay home, lighten up, and watch TV.
While searching for a program to watch that would [...]

A Night Out With Classmates at a Local College Nightspot Leads To Abusive Drinking and Alcohol Overdose Symptoms

Friday, October 9th, 2009

When Janice was in high school, she had established a reputation as an individual who studied a lot and who rarely, if ever, drank with her classmates. She seemed passionate about “standing out” academically so that she would be able to find a career that she not only enjoyed but one that also gave her [...]

A Young Woman’s Hazardous Drinking Leads To a DWI, Mental Health Concerns, Depression, and Time In The Municipal Jail

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Jesse had an extremely difficult time keeping a job. To be sure, due to her slothfulness and lack of motivation, she was unemployed far more often than she was in a job situation. And when she did get a job, she had a very hard time getting to work when her shift started, she commonly [...]

A Nurse Practitioner is Anxious About Her Depression and Makes Up Her Mind to Stop Smoking, Go on a Diet, Quit Drinking, and Start Exercising

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

For the past twenty-three years Natalie has been a RN at a large metropolitan hospital. As a professional nurse, she obviously knew what to tell her patients about their health problems but in her personal life, then again, she undeniably didn’t practice what she preached. As an example, she frequently drank in a careless manner, [...]

A Young Woman Attempts to Stop Drinking, Suffers From Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms, Realizes That She is an Alcohol Dependent Individual, and Comes to a Decision to Get Alcohol Rehab

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Jennifer is a thirty-six-year-old financial analyst who has been consuming alcohol in an excessive and abusive manner since her fiancée and she severed their relationship. In fact, for the past three months she has been drinking almost one-and-a-half bottles of wine every night, and on the weekends she also has been drinking more than a [...]

Enabling, Alcohol Relapse, and Dishonesty

Monday, October 5th, 2009

It is fascinating to point out something that family members who have been harmfully affected by the alcoholism of another family member evidently do not comprehend. It seems to be that by shielding the alcohol dependent individual with falsehoods and deceit to those outside the family, these well-intentioned family members have in reality created a [...]

The Basic Components in A Fruitful Alcohol Intervention

Monday, October 5th, 2009

What are the basic features in an effective alcohol intervention? Why do some alcohol abuse interventions turn out well while several bomb?
The Requirement for a Recognized History of Intervention Attainment
Scientific investigation displays that an effective alcohol addiction intervention needs to be carried out by an intervention specialist who has an acclaimed history of intervention attainment.
Essentially [...]

A Young Woman Makes an Appointment to See Her Family Physician About Her Depression and Her Alcohol Problems

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Rochelle decided to go and see her family healthcare practitioner about her hazardous drinking. At first, Rochelle thought she would be able to essentially go online, look for some straightforward alcohol abuse and alcoholism information and establish whether or not she was an alcoholic. Not unexpectedly, she located more than a few websites that highlighted [...]