15th Jan 2008
Alcoholism is not a shameful or guilty vice!
One of the popular misconceptions is that alcoholism is a vice. “The others”, while looking at an alcoholic will always say or think: this is a bad person; shame on him to drink; he should quit and become a normal person.
It’s been like this for centuries. Only modern times medical research revealed that alcoholism is a disease which puts the alcoholic in the position of not being able to quit. When he started drinking more than the “average” people do on occasions, the disease was already installed and he was already unable to quit without either strongly acknowledging that he is developing a problem or by help from the others.
We notice on occasions that one of our friends takes one more beer than the others. It is a sign that he or she should learn more about alcohol immediately. It is the crucial moment in our dear friend’s life when he should be helped quitting or he will have bigger problems later. His will has began to fade already… And it is not up to him, it is up to us to bring his will back and save him!
One of the popular misconceptions is that alcoholism is a vice. “The others”, while looking at an alcoholic will always say or think: this is a bad person; shame on him to drink; he should quit and become a normal person.
It’s been like this for centuries. Only modern times medical research revealed that alcoholism is a disease which puts the alcoholic in the position of not being able to quit. When he started drinking more than the “average” people do on occasions, the disease was already installed and he was already unable to quit without either strongly acknowledging that he is developing a problem or by help from the others.
We notice on occasions that one of our friends takes one more beer than the others. It is a sign that he or she should learn more about alcohol immediately. It is the crucial moment in our dear friend’s life when he should be helped quitting or he will have bigger problems later. His will has began to fade already… And it is not up to him, it is up to us to bring his will back and save him!
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