Topic: alcoholism

Many so-called “heavy drinkers” do in fact meet criteria for an AUD, but quite a few do not.

…there’s general agreement that the experience of being raised in a home with a troubled parent can and does have adverse impact on adult behavior

Money is a tool that allows some to delay the inevitable. They construct a protective bubble that minimizes the risk of getting caught and the other consequences that follow addiction.

Willing not only to think outside the box, but to stomp the box flat if need be.

By the time the family gets around to taking action, conditions in the addict’s life have already reached the point where there’s a certain incentive to change.

For many, only age and health issues, or an unanticipated dip in that protective tolerance, were enough to finally motivate them to seek help.

It’s the stigma that creates the distinction, not the distinction that creates the stigma.

Some observers have criticized us for orienting treatment methods to more severe cases, but that’s predominantly who we see in many forms of treatment.

There would presumably be a real advantage to a genetic profile that pinpointed those at special risk for alcoholism

The reality is that if we’d had to rely solely on the healthcare system, a lot of people who are in recovery today would simply never have made it.