My wife is throwing her life away right now….drinking all day and night and is making poor choices. She does not want to be a mother or be married anymore. she is meeting guys online and falling for them easily and wants to meet these guys. She has an alcohol addiction but does not think she needs rehab. Last night she drank a 12 pack by herself in her room from 9pm to whenever she went to bed. Can I get her commited somehow?
The classical use of medications for alcoholism is to encourage abstinence. Antabuse (also known as disulfiram), for instance, prevents the elimination of chemicals which cause severe discomfort when alcohol is ingested, effectively preventing the alcoholic from drinking in significant amounts while they take the medicine. Heavy drinking while on antabuse can result in severe illness and death.
Naltrexone has also been used because it helps curb cravings for alcohol while the person is on it. Both of these, however, have been demonstrated to cause a rebound effect when the user stops taking them. These do allow a person to overcome psychological addictions to alcohol, but they do not treat the neurochemical addiction.
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The majority of people who drink alcohol can do so with few or no problems. When problems do start occurring they can rapidly escalate. for these people the drinking problem is progressive, it gets progressively worse.
Shortly we will look at the 3 categories of drinkers mentioned, but there is also a fourth which deserves mention, the people who are abstinent. In my years as an addictions therapist, I have not had anyone sway me from my convictions that if you don’t want problems with alcohol, don’t drink at all. Being a realist, I know that doesn’t work for everyone so it is important to keep alert for potential problems.
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I’ve finally acknowledged to myself that I have a drinking problem. I’m 46 and I started when I was 14, to kill the pain of an abusive father and VERY dysfunctional family life. I’ve let some close, good friends know so that they can support me. However, I noticed a couple days ago that I was becoming very irritable and nervous. It has only been a little over a week that I’ve stopped drinking. I didn’t drink every day, but sometimes I would go on “spurts” of drinking every day, and even started drinking in the morning. I also have gone on “binges” – becoming quite sick, vomiting, blacking out – the whole thing. Then I could go for a few days or even weeks , without it. However, lately I have experienced a lot of personal trauma – the break-up of a 7-year relationship, raising two teenagers, my job has been extra stressful, and of course facing the holidays. I have been handling it horribly, by drinking constantly. So, I made the decision that I truly need to quit. Alcoholism is in my family and I need to straighten up. But like I said, I found myself to be horribly shaky and grouchy a couple of days ago. So, I had one drink, a mixed drink. And I felt relief. I didn’t crave it as much and I remembered all too well the horrible experience and 2 day hangover I had a couple of weekends ago (which led to my decision to quit). I take Valium for anxiety, only as needed, but noticed on the information that came with it that it is also used to treat alcohol withdrawal. If I make an appointment with my doctor and tell him my problem, is it possible for him to adjust my dosage and handle my addiction that way? Or do I really have to attend AA meetings? I do have a strong support network and adding more meetings/appointments, etc. to my schedule would do me in. I’m a single mom and need to stop running everywhere every time I turn around. Any advice out there? Anyone been through the same thing and had success at it without attending any meetings?
Most alcoholics may have a clue about their problem but most are clueless. That is also the reason people who can be considered an alcoholic are not convinced about their needs to have an alcohol treatment. If you are one of those with a hint of the excessive drinking habit that you have but is not sure about needing an addiction recovery program, then you must know what kind of alcohol drinker you are based on the real meaning of the difference in the terms between alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
Not every person abusing alcohol can be considered an alcoholic. Surprising, right? It is true that the idea is confusing. However, it must be clear to you that both have the excessive alcohol use and it can be unhealthy. Either way alcohol treatment is a good idea for an alcohol abuser and an alcoholic for better health. Moreover, an addiction recovery program for better control of the alcohol temptation.
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I have limited exposure to alcoholism from various stages and people in my life…and currently involved with a recovering alcoholic… I try to support others going through the same thing… and had a friend say this to me recently —
“One thing I’m coming to grips with right now is that, regardless of what he says, alcohol is his #1 love, not me. He will beg, borrow, steal and lie to get it – and I couldn’t say for sure if he’d go to those lengths for me! Should we be sympathetic to the fact that this addiction and disease
is making them lie and hurt us? Somedays I feel there is a fine line between being supportive and being a total pushover.”
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My boyfriend is an alcoholic. Big drinker for 20 years. Lost his job a few months ago because of it. He is now willingly in a year long faith based life recovery center. Do you know someone that has successfully beat alcohol addiction? Am looking for positive feedback here cause all I get in my life is “He’ll never change”.
Your notes thus far have already lifted me up! FYI – this is an inresident program. He won’t be home for a year.
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Who is the typical alcoholic among the 12.5 million living in the United States now? Many, if not most of us when asked that question, would envision a skid row bum or someone at least out of work or with little education locked into a low-skill, low-paying job. But that is not accurate, according to the results of a national study released in June, 2007 by the National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The NIAAA determined that alcoholics in the United St… More >>
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My father has had an addiction to alcohol for as long as I can remember. He recently promised me that he would quit, and I believed him, but I found out tonight that he had been sneaking it. He told me that he would rather have his drinks than me. He has been physically aggressive towards me, but has only hit me once. I’m an only child, and my mother and I have no idea what to do. I feel like no one understands and no one is there for me. His family refuses to believe that he acts this way towards me, and to add onto that they all think I’m a really bad kid, and basically treat me like dirt when I visit in the summer. Honestly, I have no clue what to do, especially because my dad’s drinking limits what I can do with friends, extracurriculars, etc. (For example, many of my friends aren’t allowed to sleep over my house because of the fact that my dad drinks.) I’m just wondering if there is anything I can do to get out of here or ANYTHING, I’m so desperate. Please please help me.
I know you can never cure an addiction, you can only treat it. Are you addicted to alcohol by getting drunk a couple of times?
