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| advice on alcholic daughter | 9/14/2008 |
Q: I have a daughter who is an alcholic. What's bad about it is leads her to depressed fits whenever ...
A: In my experiecne working with families in situations similar to yours, your daughter should not be ...
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| 24 year old son | 9/9/2008 |
Q: My son is a 24 year old Iraq vet.He has been state side now for about 21/2 years. Last spring he was ...
A: I hope by now you have received word that your son is safe, and I apologize for the delay in my ...
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| How to live with an alcoholic | 5/12/2008 |
Q: My husband is an alcoholic whether he will admit it or not. During the course of a typical week he ...
A: I am sorry to hear how difficult your situation is now. Your husband most definitely has an alcohol ...
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| My friend has trouble with alcohol | 5/11/2008 |
Q: I'm not sure where to begin. I think my friend has an alcohol problem and I don't know how to help ...
A: To paraphrase one of my favorite sayings, "That which causes problems IS a problem". Your friend is ...
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| burning off alcohol | 4/25/2008 |
Q: Can the body burn off alcohol with exercise? Some say no and some say yes.Those who say no claim ...
A: It is my understanding that the liver metabolizes alcohol at the rate of approximately one ounce per ...
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| Please help!! | 4/19/2008 |
Q: I have been with my boyfriend for almost five months.. Everything has been so perfect.. I know he is ...
A: I am sorry to hear that your boyfriend is currently choosing alcohol over your relationship. Based ...
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| ex husband | 4/2/2008 |
Q: Im writting you to get advice. Three years ago i left my common law husband of 15 years due to his ...
A: You are not now nor have you ever been "the problem". Your ex-husband's drinking was and still is ...
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| where do i turn | 3/30/2008 |
Q: My husband and I are both 27 years old. For the last four years, I have watched my husband become ...
A: Your situation, although obviously painful for you, is one faced by most family member's of an ...
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| Alcoholism | 2/26/2008 |
Q: ...here it is: How easy (or hard) is it to fool a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor? I am the ...
A: In my opinion, there is no fool-proof way to determine if a person is Alcohol Dependent, regardless ...
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| my sobriety | 2/24/2008 |
Q: my significant other of 11 years is a normal drinker. I have relapsed 3 times in 5 years. Am I ...
A: It is reasonable to make a request of your partner to not drink when he is with you either at home ...
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| Worried about Alcoholism | 2/19/2008 |
Q: I'm 22 years old single male, i am worried i may have alcoholism as when i socialize with friends ...
A: I think you are right to be concerned about your current drinking pattern. Perhaps by recognizing ...
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| Alcoholic Relapse | 2/4/2008 |
Q: This will probably seem like an easy question but I have to ask. I am a slowly recovering alcoholic ...
A: You have excellent insight, Jonathan. It is encouraging to see that you've absorbed so much from ...
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| alcoholism | 1/29/2008 |
Q: What are the dynamics of co-dependency and unconditional love in a relationship with an alcoholic? ...
A: I am including information below from the Codependents Anonymous website. You can review the ...
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| Death from Chronic Ethanolism | 1/25/2008 |
Q: I have just come from the funeral home wherein I picked up my brother's death certificate. The ...
A: I am sorry to hear of your loss. Working to help others through your brother's death tells me much ...
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| Mother Alcoholic | 10/21/2007 |
Q: John, My Mother is an alcoholic, and has been for as long as I can remember. I am 35 years old, ...
A: I am truly sorry to hear how your mother's refusal to address her problem with alcohol is impacting ...
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| My husband is an alchoholic | 10/18/2007 |
Q: I have just come to the realization that my husband truly has a problem. And it is effecting our ...
A: I am sorry to hear that your husband is causing stress in your relationship right now. It is always ...
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| Getting back to track | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I used to be a regular drinker since last 4 years. First, it was once or twice a week. But it kept ...
A: I am happy to hear that you have made this commitment to stop drinking. You show great insight into ...
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| How do i tell? | 6/20/2007 |
Q: My boyfriend is 20 years old and we have been together for 4 years and about 2 years ago he started ...
A: Your boyfriend is fortunate that he has someone like you to care so deeply for him. Unfortunately, ...
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| friend married to an alcoholic | 5/23/2007 |
Q: My best friend has been married to an alcoholic for 7 years now. For the entire time I've been the ...
A: First, let me apologize for the delay in my response. Often I have responsibilities at my job that ...
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| My husband's drinking | 5/16/2007 |
Q: My husband and I are newly weds, and still young (he's 24). Due to certain circumstances that won't ...
A: Let me begin by apologizing for the delay in answering your question. I sometimes am very busy ...
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| I just don't know what to do. | 5/9/2007 |
Q: I have been dating my boyfriend for ten months. He is a great guy. For all that we have been ...
A: I apologize if I was too direct for you in my answers. I have worked with literally thousands of ...
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| I just don't know what to do. | 5/8/2007 |
Q: I have been dating my boyfriend for ten months. He is a great guy. For all that we have been ...
A: Let me begin by assuring you that the type of relationship you describe is not uncommon. For a ...
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| I need to know what to do about my alcoholic husbands | 3/27/2007 |
Q: My husband and I have only been married for two years but in that time his drinking has gotten ...
A: Your husband now meets, at the least, the criteria for a diagnosis of Alcohol Abuse: continued ...
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| Family needs help with alcoholic | 3/1/2007 |
Q: Before I began, I would to apologize for the length of my story. I have a 35-year old female cousin ...
A: I am always saddened to hear about a family in which alcohol has destroyed relationships. It sounds ...
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| Physical exercise to help with addiction | 12/21/2006 |
Q: Can you please tell me if there are any scholarly articles about the helpfulness of exercise to help ...
A: I have included an article here from Counselor Magazine regarding exercise as an element of a ...
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| Significant other enabling her son | 12/17/2006 |
Q: I have a dilemma. And it involves a most wonderful woman. I have known this wonderful, loving woman ...
A: I certainly can sense your frustration with your SO's enabling behaviors, and it seems as if you ...
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| alcohol | 11/7/2006 |
Q: how do I get my partner to realise that he is indeed an alcoholic? I have been with him for about ...
A: From what you have written, I sense that you care deeply for your husband and value your ...
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| Do I initiate contact now that my "dry" husband & I are separated? | 10/15/2006 |
Q: My husband is an alcoholic who has been in and out of re-hab several times and has also been in AA ...
A: Your question is: "Is calling him something I should just leave alone?......". In my opinion, ...
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| unsure if boyfriend is an alcoholic | 9/26/2006 |
Q: I just wanted to respond. You outlined some choices that I may consider. Over the years I have ...
A: This is the question you asked most recently: "Does a person who enjoys partying ever choose the ...
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| unsure if boyfriend is an alcoholic | 9/22/2006 |
Q: I was with a man for 20 years. He did not drink all the time and when he did drink he did not ...
A: Let me begin by apologizing for the delay in my response. The patients with whom I work sometimes ...
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| Friends husband is an Alcoholic | 9/15/2006 |
Q: I have a good friend whose husband has been in rehab for alcohol three times and drugs once. A ...
A: It is never my intention to seem condescending, but I feel it is important to clarify something ...
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| alcohol abuse treatment | 9/14/2006 |
Q: Mr. Hendrix, I strongly believe that my sister-in-law will not live much longer. She is an ...
A: I am sorry to hear that your sister-in-law has not yet learned to cope without alcohol. I understand ...
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| alcoholic blackouts | 8/30/2006 |
Q: Is the memory lost due to alcohol reversible, and the person having them, how is this possible when ...
A: I think it might help if you consider the memory loss during an episode of heavy alcohol use as a ...
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| the developing brain and alcohol | 4/17/2006 |
Q: How does alcohol affect the human brain as it is developing in the teenage years?
A: From the website located at: http://www.duke.edu/~amwhite/Adolescence/adolescent3.html "While the ...
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| alcoholic wife and personality disorder | 3/27/2006 |
Q: I am married and have two children ages 8 and 10. I married my wife 13 years ago knowing that she ...
A: Let me begin by expressing my empathy with your situation. You are in a difficult position and there ...
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| alcohol and the mind | 2/28/2006 |
Q: what makes a person with no confidence, drink alcohol get buzzed and begin feeling fully confidence, ...
A: Joe. I am sending you a website address that tells alot about the reaction of the brain to alcohol. ...
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| what causes memory loss after drinking?? | 2/8/2006 |
Q: ..I am not addicted to alcohol per se, but this was the closest topic to my question. You see, i ...
A: Because I am not a medical doctor, I do not feel qualified to answer your question. However, I can ...
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| when i drink alcohol my skin... | 12/28/2005 |
Q: when i drink alcohol my skin comes out in red spots starts upper body then works its way down wards
A: I am not a medical doctor, but it sounds very much like you are allergic to alcohol. When a person ...
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| school project on alcohol | 12/19/2005 |
Q: sir, i'm doing this project on alcohol and would need some information about alcohol and need a ...
A: I am happy to help with your project. However, the information you are seeking is presented on the ...
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| drinking. | 9/6/2005 |
Q: I have a question about drinking. It's probably a dumb question. I was just wondering... how do ...
A: I could provide lots of clinical details on how to recognize the symptoms of an alcohol problem, but ...
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| Alcoholism | 1/28/2005 |
Q: Two weeks ago my younger brother who was 39 years old passed away suddenly, we thought. When his ...
A: In my experience, families often are often caught unaware of a member's alcoholism simply because ...
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| CBT-MET & AA | 11/21/2004 |
Q: I am curious as to why Rational Recovery,CBT & Self Management and Recovery Treatment(SMART)are not ...
A: I have often asked myself the same questions as you have posed. I believe that there are a variety ...
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| alcoholism & dual diagnosis | 6/20/2004 |
Q: I am now reading the best book I've read on the subject - Managing Addictions: Cognitive, Emotive, ...
A: I suggest your son see a psychiatrist who is certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine ...
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| wife drinks too much. help! | 4/24/2004 |
Q: my god. she drinks 1-2liters of wine every night...and it just greases her aggression and rude ...
A: I suggest you attend a meeting of Al-Anon as quickly as possible. It is an organization for family ...
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| my wife won't stop drinking. help! | 4/24/2004 |
Q: my god. she drinks 1-2liters of wine every night...and it just greases her aggression and rude ...
A: If your wife perceives more benefits to continuing her drinking than to not doing so, she will ...
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| alcoholism | 3/31/2004 |
Q: i am doing a project for school and i was wondering if u new anything on alcoholism, becasue i have ...
A: I don't know where you live, but most cities have access to a drug and alcohol treatment center. The ...
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| Benadryl | 3/5/2004 |
Q: I read a response under the alcohol addiction heading that said that if Benadryl is being used as a ...
A: You likely are more knowledgable regarding medications than I, but I have worked with many ...
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| Alcoholism in society | 3/2/2004 |
Q: Is there a common profile of an alcoholic?
A: The word "alcoholic" is a commonly used term to identify an individual who meets the criteria for ...
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| alcoholism | 10/30/2003 |
Q: What causes alcoholism? Why do certain people never get help? People that do get help but it ...
A: At present science has no definative answer for the cause of alcoholism, officially known as alcohol ...
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