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simon2280 (17-04-15)
Hiya chick...
You don't really need to hear me going on about your situation. That's too trite. All i can say is if you think there is a single chance that might be in your future put down that drink and pick up the phone. Start with AA and if that doesn't work then don't give up, try the other organisations. Whatever you do though, please don't stop trying.
If life gives you lemons ask for Tequila
Only sad bastards seek gratification from signatures
simon2280 (17-04-15)
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Lucy Chambers,
Your spot on with the above approach, Thankfully the options for dealing with unhealthy activities are now available to any individual that is prepared to go to any lengths to help themselves. The most effective it seems, are groups of ex-addicts who have programmes that lead the addict's thinking and activity away from the unhealthy, Self destructive, towards Life Positive.
As is blatantly obvious now to a growing number of us, any addictive substance can be highly toxic to our individual chemistry.
Legal Proabition, as a method of changing People's Activities, is Counter Productive in the Long Term as human history shows.
Education on how to be Life Positive and Self Responsible is Effective as you are aware Lucy
Alcoholism is a disease for some.
I believe it likely that alcoholism has a major genetic component.
I personally knew a father and son , both alcoholic.
Anne Best, mother to George, teetotal 'til 44, dead at 54 an alcoholic, from heart condition probably related to drinking.
This means some people will be more susceptible than others.
l personally drank sometimes to my own detriment, but never developed a dependence on it and at this stage have little interest in it .
My drinking was usually boredom and idle hands.I have no family history of alcoholism though (chronic intractable depression, yes, which has luckily passed me by).
That said depression is a likely trigger for excessive drinking, smoking, drug taking.
Then we have the addictive type of personality. If you are 1 of these you need to be careful with many things from drugs to gambling to whatever.
You need to know your own soul and what to avoid.Moderation in all things and in all things moderation.
Alcohol is ingrained in society since Egypt I began brewing beer 4 and whatever thousand years ago so banning it is a non- starter.US prohibition played into the hands of the mafia.
And this is nothing new
In1700's England there was the gin "scourge".
In 1800's Ireland , Father Matthew and the temperance movement.
It has always been with us and always will be.
One of the biggest things has to be personal responsibility and knowing your own limits.
That said there will always be some who fall by the wayside-c'est la vie.
And castigating Diageo for its "Arthur's day " was a load of hoo- ha,
They weren't putting a gun to your head and making you buy it.
Know your own weaknesses /susceptibilities and if necessary practise self control.
And for us Westerners life can be bloody marvellous even without substances to abuse.
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simon2280 (17-04-15)
Ok! nonpareil,
Ok now admit it, you are addicted to the lovely ladies, understandable with the standards set by the Ladies,
Out with it, is it Lucy C or dare I mention her Royal Highin Ass, Rachel. D
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The great contradiction in these debates is that society has decided one drug which causes untold physical and mental damage is legal while others that tend to only harm an individual is illegal. Most of the damage done by "drug addicts" is to themselves and then collateral damage to society as they try to feed their habit, however because we have chosen to permit alcohol the damage is rarely spoken of, and tends to be of a more widespread nature. I am not advocating that we ban alcohol, merely that we have a mature look at the cost and affect alcohol has on our society. I remember a frightening statistic that alcohol is the largest cause of admissions to the irish health service and causes several thousand deaths a year. We have road safety campaigns when 300 plus people are killed annually yet nothing on the same scale about alcohol. I personally believe that regulation and legalisation is the answer, then business gets involved the control can be tighter, and in the case of "illegal" drugs the gangland element would not exist therefore benefitting society.
simon2280 (17-04-15)
What sells Newspapers! "Bad News" At the Moment it's Drug Crimes and Related Deaths Due to Overdoses, Car Crashes and Related Injuries and Death and now we have twisted Stories About Sex Work and in particular Escorts.
You are correct in highlighting Lack of Warnings about the Negative Side Effects of Alcohol on some individuals. In comparison to Drug Misuse and Car Mishaps, Funding Priority is Kept Low by Government and Drinks Industry . Many people are asking Why! Hah, Pass a good many of these same People a free pint or bottle of Brandy, Whiskey, Bottle of Wine and they will give plenty B/S reasons. The majority of Ireland's Population love Booze More than they love Ireland, Still.
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