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Alcoholism and Addiction Articles.

Questionaire. Is drinking alcohol harming my health now, or will it be harmful to me later in life? Should I stop drinking alcohol? Am I a binge drinker? Most adults who drink alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, or liquor) consume safe and healthy amounts. For others, unsafe drinking patterns increase their risk for injury, illness or future alcohol problems. And, for 1 in 13 American adults, alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence (alcoholism) causes substantial harm to their health and disruption in their lives.

Alcohol and drug use in the workplace creates safety issues, attendance and productivity issues. Information for managers,
co-workers and family members.
 

Statistical evidence and views on the problem of the failure of dealing with DUI with primarily legal means, and the need for involvement of more alcoholism treatment as a major part of the solution.

"Why can’t they see what their drinking or drugging
is doing to them, and to us?" 
For family, few things frustrate like the seeming inability of the addict or alcoholic to recognize the extent of their self destructive behaviors. What seems so obvious to us seems not to register with them, and if losing a job, career, family or health won’t convince a using addict to change their ways – what possibly can?

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