My Dad Loves Me, My Dad Has a Disease: A Child’s View: Living with Addiction
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The basic premise of this book is that chemical dependency is a disease; the alcoholic/addict is a sick person not a bad person. This disease affects not only the addicted person but those who love that person as well. This is a book that will help others affected by chemical dependency to become well. My Dad Loves Me My Dad Has A Disease was originally written as a result of Claudia Black’s work with young people who had a parent in treatment for their alcoholism. … More >>
The Role of Denial in the Power of Addictive Disease
Persons with addictive disease continue to use their substances in the face of a long history of adverse consequences in significant areas of their lives, including medical problems, legal problems, relational problems, and employment problems. The drive to use is stronger than one’s love for a significant other or a child; stronger than loyalty to an employer or a friend; and stronger than one’s values or even spiritual tenets. Persons with addictive disease continue to use long after any rational individual would choose to do so. This article provides a brief explanation of the role of denial in the power of addiction.
Alcoholism Disease: Progressive and Degenerative!
Alcoholism is recognized by professional medical organizations as a disease than is chronic, progressive and even fatal. The alcoholism disease is never accepted by alcoholics and they resist treatment for the same. Though public drinking is accepted in many cultures, the fatal consequences of excessive drinking cannot be ignored completely. Alcoholism is a disease that cannot be completely cured; it can only be arrested, temporarily. The cure for the disease depends on the resolve of the alcoholic and his ability to contain and control the addiction.
Alcoholism disease affects the entire family and not only the addict. The co-dependent family is disturbed and depressed with the chronic alcoholism of a member of the family. This disease has a lot of social repercussions to it. Throughout the world, alcoholism has become a major problem. Despite the fast-paced and technologically advanced world, nations are vulnerable to this problem. This disease results in many social and personal problems for the addict.
Alcohol, Illicit Drugs and the Global Burden of Disease
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According to the Global Burden of Disease study in 1990 (GBD) alcohol, even more than tobacco, was found to be connected worldwide to considerable burden of disease. The current Global Burden of Disease study (GBD 2000) compares the impact of alcohol on disease with twenty other risk factors in a new and more standardized way. One of these factors in addition to alcohol will be illicit drugs. This special issue presents an overview of the first conceptualizations an… More >>
Drug Addiction and Alcoholism: a Disease
The entire concept of addiction has suffered greatly from a misconception on the part of most people. The confusion comes about in part because of a distinction between whether specific drugs are “physically” or “psychologically” addicting. Historically the distinction revolved around whether or not physical withdrawal symptoms occur when an individual discontinues using a drug; what we in the field now call “physical dependence”. However, years of research has demonstrated to us that focusing on this physical versus psychological distinction is a distraction from the real issues at hand.
The Role of Fear of Withdrawal in the Power of Addictive Disease
Persons with addictive disease continue to use their substances in the face of a long history of adverse consequences in significant areas of their lives, including medical problems, legal problems, relational problems, and employment problems. The drive to use often is stronger than one’s love for a significant other or a child; stronger than loyalty to an employer or a friend; and stronger than one’s values or even spiritual tenets. Persons with addictive disease continue to use long after any rational individual would choose to do so. This article provides a brief summary of one factor, among many, involved in the power of addictive disease: the role of fear of withdrawal.
If addiction is considered a disease….?
1) is “Pedophilia” consider a disease too?
2) Is it true that there is no cure (like alcohol and drugs) but a program that will allow them recovery?
3) Do they really recover or will they always be a threat?
Here is the big question….
4) Can YOU ever forgive a pedophile?
God forgive me, but I can’t! How wrong is that?
