veronica 2 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 OK it might be a rather naive question but I just can't imagine getting to that situation. I like a drink now and again but can easily do without. I just found out that a friend of my parents has a serious alcohol problem and is really suffering from a lot of related health problems as well as on the verge of divorce. It has really shocked me because I kinda grew up with this guy and his wife in my life. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 One sure way to become an alcoholic is to move to Walled Lake, Michigan and live near my brother Joe's house. He and the gang will fix you up for sure...and in the nicest of ways. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 While being told why alcohol was OK while other drugs were not it was explained to me that To become an alcoholic you really have to work at it. Its not easy to put up with the hangovers etc but it can be done. Other drugs on the other hand are all reward and little punishment so are much much easier to develop into a habit and then an addiction. apparantly Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted October 26, 2004 Share Posted October 26, 2004 The debate rages on but American law recognizes alcoholism and NOT narcadic addictions as a disease. Alcoholism is a disease that is passed on from generation to generation. It's hereditary. It is covered under the American's with Dissabilities Act (legally speaking) It's a lonely disease. I pray for it's victims. I believe alcoholism is what happens when chance meets opportunity...take for example living in Japan, nothing to do, plenty of money in the pocket...lots of free time.. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 I'm like you veronica - I find it hard to see how I could ever become an alcoholic. I suppose I just don't like it enough. But then again, I suppose alcoholics don't like it either. As you can tell I know nothing. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Sign up for JET Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 You having problems then Toque? Drinking every day socially is a good place to start I would have thought. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Quote: Originally posted by veronica: I like a drink now and again but can easily do without. Most people don't have that 10th beer because they are thirsty. They do it to get drunk. Why do they want to get drunk? To escape. If you really need to escape very often, you will end up having that 20th beer more often and one day you will be firmly addicted to grog. Once addicted, all sorts of crap happens over and above the crap that made you want to escape in the first place. This additional crap requires additional escape and the addiction grows. What I do not understand is why people choose grog to escape. I have heard that the complete painlessness provided by an opiate based drug is far more pleasant that the depressing and violent effects of booze. That's right, alcohol is a legal drug. We pay the government enough money to keep it legal. Nearly all humans want to escape to a certain degree. The government has been kind enough to provide one heavily taxed escape inducer that is available at the corner store, vending machine, cafe or Places Of Communal Escape (pubs). Western society is actually quite lucky in that we always get what we want: - Escape drugs (alcohol) - Violence, blood and gore (Hollywood) - Mediocrity/depression (suburbia and 'social services') - an grand illusion (Democracy). Without these things, we would not be happy and would require more powerful escape makers. It is a good balance and the government should be commended. Unfortunately the balance is designed for the 'average person' so most people will be well managed most of the time. Those of us who are outliers will not do well under The Balance. We will end up alcoholics, too violent, too depressed and with the clarity of vision to see directly through the grand bullshit illusion called Democracy. Life is better if you are normal and The Balance is correctly calibrated for the most common normal need. I think I might write a book called The Balance: Blood, Porn, Breakfast Cereals and Democracy Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted October 28, 2004 Share Posted October 28, 2004 I agree. Too much alcohol makes me feel ill anyway, not like it used to. I seem to get hangovers after even relatively small amounts these days. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts