Question by whatshername: what does this mean, Alcoholism: a habit that helps you see the iguanas in your eyes?
i read the book the heroin diaries and decided to do a project on it. what does that phrase mean? Again alcoholism: A habit that helps you see the iguanas in your eyes.

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Answer by cameron
wasn’t there a commercial that had an iguana in it? Like corona or jose cuervo or something..

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Question by blu: Does gov consider the legalization of tobacco and alcohol as a moderate way to control over population?
It collects an enormous amount of taxes f/ these substances but puts little toward education, prevention and rehabilitation.

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Answer by Artemisc
I don’t think the government is that clever.

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Question by : Is it reasonable to NOT date/marry white men b/c they have high divorce and alcoholism rate?
White males have some of the highest rates of divorce, alcoholism, and out of wedlock children(Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Finland, France, etc) lead in Europe with this. IS it bigoted to not get romantically involved with white men b/c of this? If many of them are great, why are 50% or more of them divorced from their first or even second wives to begin with? Surely, it can’t be the woman’s fault all the time, can it?

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Answer by Waterdragon
no its not to with the ladies but then i dont think the race of the guy is any real indicator that the relationship will last — you have to closely look at the statistics — you may find the other races dont get married and those that do are unusual and so have a higher survival rate but then there are also 50% of the (white) marriages that survive so you could aim to be in that group —- best wishes

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Question by : What are somethings about alcoholism that i should know?
i am doing a health project and i need to know somethings about alcoholism.

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Answer by Kiwi-pie
My childs father is an alcoholic, basically it wrecks relationships, wastes money, kills brain cells, causes blackouts, fights,memory loss. liver damage, brain damage, ascites of the abdomen (when the belly swells out, due to liver damage).Can make some violent and aggressive.

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Answer by Lolitta Going In Circles
She’s being nosy and wants to know if he is in recovery. Just tell her that you met him through mutual friends.

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I always choose a best answer so the person with the most well-defended points/perspectives/facts will get 10 points.

Even if you have only 1 or 2 points, please answer this question…

Nothing uneducated/immature: i.e. “Drinking is better because people who smoke weed are stoners; weed is dumb, etc. etc. etc.”

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Answer by johnski415
Both show signs of personal weakness.

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Answer by J B
The liver quits filtering the toxins out of the blood stream and all these toxins get deposited into the skin which can cause severe itching. The skin often turns green during the end stages of liver failure. The abdomen bloats because of ascites which in turn causes difficulty breathing. This is a long, painful, difficult way to diet. You can go to WebMd.com and type in liver failure for more information on this subject. People can be conscious up until their last few hours but every person is different.

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Question by KF: can you put your mom into rehab without her going voluntarily?
My husband is struggling with his moms drinking problem. He don’t know what to do. He has a 16 year old sister that still lives with her and just got expelled from school. His mom doesn’t care what the daughter does at all. His moms health and family are suffering very bad from her addiction. My questions is what can he do? Can he and his brother put her into rehab without her wanting to go herself?

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Answer by Drunkin Monkey
yep you can!

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Question by Mrs.Reymond: Can you really put someone in alabama in rehab with 3 signatures?
My dad has a really bad drinking problem and he is really bad on pot he has been this was for 20 years and we are all really worried about him he drinks 2 gallons of vodka a day plus beer in between.. He smokes ALOT of pot too and I think he is also doing other drugs but pot being the main one I have always heard all you need is three signatures to sign them into rehab to get help but I dont know how to go about it.
SOMEONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!

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Answer by Mister Terrific
See if you can’t get someone from social services in AL to advise you. I kind of think the “three signatures” thing is urban legend…unless you’re talking about the signatures of a judge (or three), a doctor, and a cop…or something like that.

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my friend stev just chugged a raspberry pomagranate mich ultra after 6 beers and 2 bottles of andre. this definately deserves a trophy doesnt it?

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Answer by Vinayak D
rehab him he will go drunk and destroy thangs

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Answer by Helen W.
I’ve been abstinent 11 years and agree with you about AA.

I’m a SMART Recovery volunteer. Here’s their website:

http://www.smartrecovery.org/

SMART has a weekly meeting in Indianapolis:

http://www.smartrecovery.org/meetings_db/view/showalpha_state.php?search=I

Good luck!!!!

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Question by g.i.r: People in medical field considering alcoholism as a disease?
Well I know there are people in the medical field who consider alcoholism as a disease, but does everyone in the medical field consider it a disease?
Does the majority consider it?
Also if you know any specific people in the medical field who don’t believe alcoholism is a disease can you please add that?

and last part…what’s your opinion and why?

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Answer by rxw
Alcoholism is an addiction to alcohol, and addictions are listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV).

DSM-IV is produced by members of the medical community. So yes, the medical field does consider it a disease. There should be no reason for anyone in the medical field to believe it is not a disease.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine defines addiction as “Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in the individual pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors. Addiction is characterized by impairment in behavioral control, craving, inability to consistently abstain, and diminished recognition of significant problems with one’s behaviors and interpersonal relationships. Like other chronic diseases, addiction involves cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death.”

My opinion is yes, it is a disease.

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Answer by thatartistwin
Nobody can have you “committed” to a rehab unless a judge orders it because of some risk to you or your children. If you went because he demanded it, that is your issue. As for the rest of it, demand couples counseling and individual counseling, If he won’t go, leave him. He does not work, he does not offer anything to the relationship….no point in continuing.

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Answer by starryeyed
And would you perform two life-threatening surgeries on your patient at the same time?
It makes sense, about the brain, but geez, I think you have no idea the level of stress!
I hardly drink, personally, but each time I’ve quit smoking even a third of a pack a day I get depressed for a while.
Do youreally want these people to be fighting alcohol addiction and be depressed by lack of nicotine on top of it?
Have some compassion. It beats out logic by a mile on this one.

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Question by Red Death 266: How does binge drinking effect the heart?
I had 2 heart attacks 2yrs ago my refractions 20% I have high cholestrol & I was doing good until 2 months ago been eating bad,binged4 times about 12-14 beers each time what will this do.

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Answer by P
Ya Drunk…Can’t even use grammar…

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Answer by Ben C
For matters like these, you should really post a picture of the item you want. I know a lot of people, like myself, don’t actually watch this show, so there’s only a small audience that this question actually tailors to.

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Question by gijoesjane1: schooling drug/alcohol rehab?
What do i need to do or where do i start if i want to work in Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation? I want to be an RN, but are there more specific classes that id have to take besides the typical pre-req’s and nursing classes for RN?

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Answer by Steven Segal Jr.
goto school community colleges have nursing classes….

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Answer by Amy
the same thing happen to my friend. he dad was trying to take her. he mom got all the bottles that he would drink take pic of it. and show it to the judge. and tell her what he acts like what he does when he drinks. if ur daughter can talk see if she will tell her what is going on.

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They do “drunkalogues” where they go over in vivid details the last time they became intoxicated.

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Answer by errol
i think its all a bit weird id rather just get drunk (saves time)

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Question by jgurl45: is there anything i can do BESIDES alcoholics anonymous?
i’ve been to AA but it just made me feel worse because someone would bring up something at every meeting that really bothered me and i would leave crying every time.

i REALLY have to stop. it got me in trouble with school and my parents are gonna find out and i just really need to stop.

and i do anything i can get my hands on. booze, weed, loritab, codeine, ANYTHING

are there any support groups besides AA…or NA because there are none of those around here. i’m in south florida…so is there anything you can recommend?

oh and if you don’t have anything of substance to say please don’t bother answering.
i should mention that both my parents and both my brothers are alcoholics. they have no idea what is wrong with me and don’t approve of me taking medication for depression.

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Answer by spliceit
Just stop.

You are giving into your weaknesses, taking the easy way out. Take a look at why you have to drink/do drugs. What is the underlying problem? What caused you to go down that path and what can you do to help yourself stop the fall. The answers you seek are inside you, not at the bottom of an empty bottle.

I would just like to thank everyone for the thumbs down. However, if you check out the profile for the person who asked this question and look at the questions she has posted you will see there is an under lying problem that has caused her self destructive behaviour. It is that which needs to be addressed.

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