What Addicts Need
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Source: Newsweek
February 29, 2008
Annie Fuller knew she was in trouble a year ago, when in the space of a few hours she managed to drink a male co-worker more than twice her size under the table. Of course, she'd been practicing for a quarter of her life by then; at 47, she was pouring a
kat88
about 1 year ago
98 comments
great article, thanks shan
sikckb
about 1 year ago
38 comments
I like this article. I believe that anything is possible even a "cure" in the from of a pill, and I recognize the link between genes and succeptability to addiction but, I in my humble opinion will always believe in humans as being able to do whatever we want to do!!
As a wise man once said, "The best type of control is self control, and the best type of discipline is self deiscipline."
Just because someone is predisposed to a disease or addiction doesn't mean he will be ill or addicted and by no way the only recourse is a med or therapy.
We don't have to be products of our environment, we all have the ability to be leaders in our own lives and futures.
I am for med and therapy but think a lot of people are using them as "crutches". Excuses as to why they cannot do something, instead of reasons to better themselves, which should always be our thoughts.
DaMomb
about 1 year ago
1234 comments
very intriguing article! I too agree that something needs to be done, and that I have very little understanding or patience. If this works, these medications and "vaccines" better be mass produced, AND COVERED by every stinking insurance, so that wew can just start lining people up and giving this out like candy, instead of the vicodin, and methamphetamines!
charlita
about 1 year ago
2978 comments
You are right. Even I've dealt with it in my own family ( not very well), I still don't understand it or have any real sympathy for it.(tho I am getting alittle better)
oldnurse
about 1 year ago
22 comments
It is critically important that Nursing Schools begin to teach about drug addiction and alcoholism. People are SUFFERING and yet the average nurse may not understand this disease at all. In my 32 years of Nursing practice, I had one formal lecture on addiction, and attended , on my own, a workshop on the topic. And - my current patient population is from an inner city! We are doing humanity a disservice by not taking this area of health care more seriously. Perhaps our friends in Psychology and Psychaitry could help us more.
charlita
about 1 year ago
2978 comments
very interesting. alcoholism runs in my ex-husband's family and now my children. I t is something I've never really understood.
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about 1 year ago
My step brother is a recovering alcoholic, his anniversary date for being clean and sober is july 4th, 2003 when he entered a rehab program for one full year in San Francisco. I'm very proud of him and it was a long and arduous year out of his life to begin a new life. I have no idea what type of treatment he received, he doesn't talk about it often.
Shan4691
about 1 year ago
5402 comments
I hope that this works as well as they are saying.