Rebecca began drinking excessively when she was a freshman in college. Fortunately for her, although she drank excessively and hazardously when she was a teenager and a young adult, when she got beyond the age of thirty she almost always drank in moderation.

After she completed her education she eventually got a job at a local tire manufacturer where she worked her way up from stock person, to office assistant, to purchasing assistant, to purchasing agent. Unlike her other work positions, as the purchasing manager she again and again took existing vendors and potential vendors to lunch and to various sporting events.

Alhough it was not written in concrete, meeting with potential vendors and existing vendors again and again involved circumstances in which alcohol was present. In fact, over the past eleven months, Rebecca had started to significantly increase her work related and her social drinking. This has resulted in quite a predicament. More explicitly, the more successful she became as a purchasing agent, the more heavily she began to drink.

Her Almost Constant Feelings of Depression Also Made Her Question if She Was Becoming an Alcohol Addicted Person

Indeed, it didn’t take very long before Rebecca’s abusive and careless drinking started to adversely affect her work efficiency, her mental health, the money in her savings account, her health, and her relationships. After many weeks of heavy drinking, Rebecca, in reality, began to get anxious about her careless and irresponsible drinking and wondered whether her alcohol related issues were alcoholism signs. To make things worse, her increasing feelings of depression also made her wonder whether she was becoming an alcoholic. In short, Rebecca obviously needed to learn more about the facts about alcohol abuse and alcohol dependency.

Rebecca Needs Alcohol Detox and Alcohol Rehab For Her Alcohol Addiction and a Medical Assessment Regarding Her Depression

So Rebecca used her intelligence, called her physician, and set up an appointment for a thorough physical exam. A week later after seeing her doctor, Rebecca regrettably discovered that she was dependent on alcohol. Her healthcare practitioner informed Rebecca that she needed to get alcohol detoxification and alcohol treatment for her alcohol addiction and that she also needed to get a medical assessment regarding her depression. In a word, Rebecca needed treatment for her alcoholism and depression.

The Good News is That After Her Treatment For Depression and For Alcohol Addiction, She Felt Like a Different Individual

Her physician recommended to Rebecca that she take a 60-day leave of absence from work and get enrolled in a quality in-patient alcohol rehab clinic where she could also be treated for her depression. This is precisely what Rebecca did. Fortunately after her treatment for depression and for alcoholism, she felt like a different individual. In fact, now that she was living an alcohol-free life she rarely got depressed and she now comprehended how to more productively and efficiently manage her relationships, her finances, her health, and her job.

Not unexpectedly, the biggest “test” Rebecca faced was at the office. More precisely, she still took her existing vendors and potential vendors to various sporting events and to lunch, but after her alcohol rehab she managed to abstain from drinking while entertaining her clients.

It may be noted that Rebecca also found out that none of her potential vendors or her existing vendors thought any less of her because of her non-alcoholic lifestyle. Instead, she learned that her existing vendors and potential vendors respected her for maintaining her convictions.

After Rebecca went through alcohol rehabilitation, however, she found out that she was a person who, for whatever reason, could not drink in moderation. In fact she learned the hard way that if she abstained from drinking, all of the other significant parts of her life would be enhanced. At times, Rebecca missed drinking, but the better finances, work performance, health, and the better relationships she experienced more than made up for her love of drinking.

Russ got expelled from high school when he was fifteen years old and eventually found employment at a local truck assembly plant. For the past eleven years he has gained a reputation as a diligent and hard-working individual who almost never calls off work due to illness.

Nearly six months ago he started dating a lady named Emma. They seemed to get along real well immediately and looked like they had a lot of fun together.

The Hazardous and Abusive Drinking Begins

When Russ met Emma, he almost never drank. This totally changed when they began seeing one another on a fairly usual basis. In actual fact, their relationship was going great until Emma called Russ one night approximately 2:30 AM and said that she had to breakup and that she couldn’t explain the reason at that particular time.

The next morning before he went to work, Russ drove to her apartment and found out in an instant that she had already moved out. Russ took this extremely hard. In reality, he was astounded because they seemed to be getting along so very well.

When Excessive Drinking Leads to Work Problems

So what did Russ do about Emma? Instead of working through his misery and pain, he began getting drunk nearly every night. It didn’t take long for his fellow employees or for his boss to notice that Russ was coming to work late at least once per week and that he continually called off sick. What is more, some of his co-workers made an appointment with staff in the HR Department and said that Russ continually came to work with a strong smell of alcohol on his clothes or on his breath.

Russ’s manager heard about all of this from Human Resources and also from Russ’s co-workers. So one Friday morning he invited Russ into his office. He told Russ that he had recently noticed a great change in his work performance, behavior, sick time, and in his attendance.

When a Boss Can Motivate a Worker to Get Help For His or Her Irresponsible Drinking

Russ’s supervisor also said that a number of his fellow employees reported him to Human Resources because he had been coming to work with a noticeable smell of alcohol. His supervisor then stated the following: “Russ, your fellow employees are not reporting you to Human Resources to get you into trouble or because they dislike you but rather because they are concerned about you. And I care too. I don’t want to meddle with your life, but it is evident that you are exhibiting some of the common symptoms and signs of excessive drinking. Consequently, I want you to go and see someone in the employee’s assistance program to discuss your drinking circumstance and your depression.”

“Russ, I’m no healthcare professional or a therapist, but I have seen many of my friends and relatives experience some really bad alcohol side effects. What is more, I have also seen the signs of alcoholism first-hand in my own family. When people suffer from problems with drinking, these difficulties not only affect the drinker, but they also make an impact on his or her co-workers, family, friends, neighbors, and relatives.”

Russ respected his manager very much and as a consequence followed through with his suggestion the next morning when he called and scheduled an appointment with someone in the employee’s assistance program.

Russ is Still Depressed But Experiences Some Hope That He Will Get His Life Back on Track

Although Russ didn’t necessarily feel any better or less depressed about the sorrow he still feels for Emma, he felt comfort knowing that his supervisor and his fellow employees wanted what’s best for him and cared about him. This gave Russ some psychological relief for the first time in several weeks and he honestly felt some hope that he would get back on track with his life.

Brooke was a thirty-one-year-old cost estimator who was fed up with feeling depressed everyday of her life and fed up with her careless and excessive drinking behavior. Simply put, she was sick of feeling lackluster every morning, she hated the hangovers she went through on a regular basis, she was tired of going through failed relationship after failed relationship due to her excessive drinking, she was angry with herself for spending her hard-earned money on a valueless habit, and she missed her old motivation for doing various things she enjoyed.

Additionally she was fed up with paying for alcohol-related lawyer fees, she hated the fact that she had to go to court for her second DWI, she was disgusted with how out-of-shape she was, she was irritated with the many times she failed an alcohol test at work, and she was bored with her drinking buddies.

Besides the identifiable alcohol-related health problems she was going through, possibly the nastiest part of her drinking regimen was the unreliable and dishonest individual she had become. In her heart of hearts she knew that she had been less than truthful about her drinking behavior to her relatives, friends, and family and she also knew she had been deceitful with herself about the “positive” effects of drinking. Not only this but she made excuses for guzzling four or five drinks before going to social events and she also justified needing two or three drinks the first thing in the morning so that she could deal with the “anxiety” at her place of employment.

Her Depression and Her Irresponsible and Hazardous Drinking Lead to Significant Changes in Her Life

Without a doubt that Brooke was sick of putting up with the adverse consequences of her depression and her abusive and careless drinking and at long last made up her mind that something major had to change in her life. So she decided that she would refrain from drinking, start exercising, develop a new circle of friends, involve herself in some worthwhile hobbies, start focusing on becoming a more healthy person, and get professional counseling.

In brief, Brooke got to a time in her life during which she saw that she hit rock bottom and was now ready to start the gradual and slow road to health.

One of the ways that Brooke operationalized her “plan” was by requesting a transfer at her workplace. When her request was granted, she moved 800 miles away to a new city. If nothing else, this undeniably made making new friends and distancing herself from her old pals much simpler. Then she went to see a doctor in her new city and made an appointment for a complete exam.

Brooke Meets With a Physician About Her Irresponsible Drinking and Her Depression

After meeting with the healthcare practitioner and taking a number of lab tests, it was decided that Brooke had made the unfortunate change from alcohol abuse to alcoholism and therefore was in need of alcohol rehabilitation and alcohol detoxification. At this time, the healthcare practitioner made it a point to discuss the various signs of alcoholism, the symptoms of alcoholism, and information about long term alcohol effects with Brooke.

The physician then told Brooke that it was determined that she was clinically depressed and in need of counseling for this medical condition.

Brooke Decides to Build Up Her Body by Drinking Filtered Water, Taking Vitamins, Eating Healthy Foods, Living an Alcohol-Free Lifestyle, and Working Out

Due to her readiness to follow through with the therapy regimen, after eight weeks of residential rehabilitation, Brooke was ready to begin rehabilitation on an outpatient basis. At this point in time, she began working at her new job and over the weeks began revitalizing her body by eating wholesome foods, taking vitamins and minerals, living an alcohol-free way of life, drinking spring water, and exercising.

Brooke also came to grips with her spiritual yearnings by joining the local Pentecostal church and attending regular services.

After roughly six months of outpatient rehabilitation during which time she never suffered through an alcohol relapse, Brooke quit going to alcohol rehabilitation and instead started going five times per week to local AA meetings. Attending these meetings helped Brooke maintain her alcohol-free style of life, they gave her the support she needed, and they served as a continual reminder of the destructive outcomes that are correlated with unhealthy and excessive drinking.

After going to Alcoholics Anonymous meetings just about ten months Brooke felt that she was ready for a relationship and so she started going out with Austin, a young gentleman she met at church. It simply astonished Brooke how much more prepared she was for a dating relationship now that she had her careless and abusive drinking under control. In point of fact it also surprised Brooke how much better life was now that she wasn’t under the control of her hazardous and careless drinking. Life was now positive and loaded with possibilities that she could have never longed for or realized when she was involved in hazardous and excessive drinking less than a year ago.

A Success Story That is a Demonstration of the Value of Alcohol Treatment and the Power of Positive Change

Brooke’s success story is a verification of the relevance of alcohol rehabilitation and the power of positive thinking. As Brooke reflected on her newfound positive self image and motivation for involving herself in worthwhile, healthy activities, she was actually appreciative that she made up her mind to do something worth while about her careless and excessive drinking instead of giving into her depression and into the lure of her alcohol dependency. The result: she likes her new job responsibilities, she has more energy now compared with any time in her adult life, she is involved in a loving relationship, she is in command of her life rather than letting herself languish under the control of her alcohol addiction, and her life now has a positive direction.

Daniel had been engaging in hazardous drinking behavior since her senior year in college. Now, four years later, she drank more than ever. One Monday night when she was feeling a little under the weather, Daniel decided to stay home, loosen up, and watch television.

While looking for something to watch that she would find fascinating, she instantly got interested in a special program about young adult and adolescent drinking difficulties.

When Ordinary Alcoholism Signs and Symptoms are Revealed by Alcohol Addicted People

The commenter went over the difference between alcohol addiction and alcohol abuse and then got into the subject of alcoholic symptoms and alcoholism warning signs. When the commenter discussed a person’s alcoholic behavior and some of the more normal alcoholic signs and symptoms that alcohol addicted individuals exhibit, Daniel got quite concerned because it almost seemed as if the speaker was talking explicitly to her.

After watching the television special, Daniel made a promise to herself that she would telephone her health care provider the following morning and make an appointment to discuss her drinking circumstance.

When the next business day arrived, true to her word, Daniel called her health care provider and made an appointment. In the meantime, she went on the Internet and did a search for alcoholic symptoms. Especially noteworthy were the following symptoms or signs: sleep problems, making excuses to drink at virtually every opportunity, sneaking extra drinks before social events, and increasing irritability, and major employment and relationship problems.

Simply put, since Daniel exhibited all of these signs she went further in her online search and found a number of websites and blogs that featured diverse alcoholic warning signs and symptoms.

One of the symptoms that really caught her attention was the following: “Do you usually drink after making a promise to yourself that you won’t?” While Daniel never accepted the fact that she may have a major drinking issue, after reading about the various alcoholic warning signs and symptoms, she couldn’t refute the fact that for the past nine or ten months, she frequently tried but was unsuccessful at noticeably lessening her drinking or quitting entirely.

When Family Members Irritate You by Taking a Dim View of Your Irresponsible Drinking Behavior

Another alcoholic sign that took hold of her interest was the following: “Have coworkers pestered you by objecting to your drinking behavior?” When Daniel read this she instantly remembered a recent quarrel she had with her cousin about her irresponsible drinking behavior. What is more, Daniel without a doubt recalled a recent squabble she had with her parents about her hazardous drinking behavior. Due to the fact that Daniel truthfully believed that she didn’t have a drinking problem, when relatives talked about her drinking she obviously got disturbed and annoyed.

A third alcohol addiction warning sign was the following: “Do you desire a drink when you first get up in the morning?” Until now, Daniel had been less than honest with herself about her drinking circumstance. After reading about the aforementioned alcoholism warning signs, nevertheless, she knew if she was really truthful with herself that she was facing a serious drinking difficulty, especially given the fact that she now believed that she needed a drink the first thing when she got up to diminish her tension.

What is more, the next alcoholism symptom really got her thinking about her drinking: “Do you drink to elude pain or worries?” When she reflected on her life for a few minutes, she grasped the fact that just about in every tough circumstance in the past three or four months, she told herself that she needed a drink to help deal with the disorder in her life.

The final alcoholic warning sign that made her feel rather anxious about her drinking difficulty was the following: “Has your enthusiasm for life diminished since you started drinking more often?” When Daniel read this sign she noticeably comprehended that drinking had become a critical difficulty in her life because of her diminished energy level and also because she stopped pursuing her passions and her dreams.

Summary: When Getting Down in the Dumps Turns Into Something Exciting and A Sense of Anticipation

After reflecting on all of these hurtful alcoholism symptoms and signs, Daniel at first felt sad. Then something exciting took place. She realized that she was going to see her doctor about her problem drinking and she also realized that she would discuss all of the above alcohol addiction warning symptoms and signs with her. As a matter of fact, for the first time in numerous months, Daniel truthfully felt a sense of hopefulness because she was facing her drinking difficulties and was in the end ready to make the needed changes so that she could get back the life that was sliding away.

How do you know that you have a problem with your drinking? When is it evident that you are engaging in excessive drinking?

If you have ineffectively made an effort to quit drinking or if you have given your word to yourself that your drinking days are over and then you recognized that you were drinking in an abusive way just a few days later, the probability is quite good that you have drinking problems. The fundamental idea is that if you have tried to quit drinking and cannot get this accomplished, then your drinking is controlling you, instead of the other way around.

Similarly, if it takes greater amounts of alcohol to get the same “high,” more likely than not you need to realize that you have a drinking problem.

You may be telling yourself that the justification for your drinking is so that you can lessen your nervous tension or get rid of the pain or depression that you feel. In a similar manner, you may be trying to avoid an injurious circumstance and may be looking for something better, more favorable, or less sorrowful.

As you keep on drinking, then again, you will comprehend that drinking does not result in the same high and you will also realize that drinking doesn’t help eliminate whatever produced your problem in the first place. You may also notice that the more frequently you drink, the more depressed you feel.

As you continue to drink in a hazardous way, unfortunately, you may become alcohol dependent and, as a consequence, you may add another major predicament to manage rather than finding more productive and wholesome ways of managing your alcohol induced difficulties.

The Requirement for an Alcohol Assessment

If you have determined that you have a problem with your drinking, perchance the most positive thing you can do for yourself is to call your doctor or healthcare professional and arrange for an appointment for a thorough physical and for an assessment of your drinking behavior.

If you sincerely think that you have a dangerous drinking problem, it may be a good idea to get prepared to find out that you need to get alcohol counseling.

At this point in time, what are your choices? You can positively refuse to see your health care professional and continue your pattern of hazardous drinking.

It certainly doesn’t take a mastermind, nevertheless, to understand that repeated, excessive drinking, if left untreated, will deteriorate over time and quite probably lead to an early death. Accordingly, your healthiest option is to face up to your drinking circumstance and obtain the alcohol rehabilitation you need.

The Sham of the Functioning Alcohol Dependent Person

It is almost counter intuitive to note the fact that numerous alcohol dependent individuals lead busy and active lives and have jobs, vehicles, pets, families, houses, and any number of material possessions similar to individuals who are not alcohol dependent.

Many of these “functional” alcohol dependent individuals may have never been apprehended for drunk driving and may have been lucky enough to avoid all alcohol-related legal predicaments. Despite this fortunate circumstance, on the other hand, these alcohol addicted people need to drink in order to live on a day to day basis while keeping up their facade as they interact with people outside their family.

Ask anyone who has seen them when they are bingeing or in a drunken stupor or ask a family member about the problem drinker’s alcohol dependency, conversely, and they will be quick to articulate the truth of the drinker’s situation and the facts about the alcoholic’s drinking condition and about his or her alcohol produced problems.

Why Do Alcohol Addicted Individuals Fail to Perceive Their Drinking Problems?

As alcoholism research and statistics on alcohol abuse have stressed, no matter how apparent the alcohol-related difficulties seem to those who interact with the alcohol dependent individual, alcohol dependent individuals often deny that drinking is the root of their alcohol induced predicaments. Not only this, but alcohol dependent individuals often blame their alcohol-related problems on other individuals or upon other situations that surround them rather than seeing their part in the problem.

The source of the issue is that alcoholism is a disease of the brain. Once the individual has become dependent on alcohol, he or she often resorts to denial, manipulation, and deceit as a way of dealing with the fact that his or her drinking is out of control. And to make the situation more problematic, the experience of alcohol withdrawal symptoms typically counteracts the alcohol addicted individual’s rare attempts to abruptly quit drinking. As grim as the alcohol dependent person’s way of life is, to the contrary, the positive news is that quality help is extensively obtainable – if the alcohol addicted individual reaches out and seeks alcohol counseling.

Conclusion

Acknowledging the fact that drinking is triggering problems in your day to day functioning is perchance the easiest way to find out if you have a problem with your drinking. Stated another way, if your drinking is triggering difficulties with your health, with your employment, in your relationships, with your finances, at school, or with the law, then you have a drinking problem that needs to be resolved.

If you have a drinking problem, what is more, this means that you are getting involved with hazardous drinking.

While some people may be able to detect their “alcohol signs,” pinpoint their difficulties, and greatly diminish the quantity and rate of their drinking, other drinkers, to the contrary, need to tackle their drinking problems by getting quality alcohol rehabilitation. What’s more, due to their propensity to deny the facts and bend the truth, alcohol dependent people undeniably require proficient alcoholism rehabilitation for their abusive drinking.

And lastly, if you feel more depressed the more you drink, you will probably need to obtain treatment for your drinking and for your depression.

How do you recognize that you have a problem with your drinking? When is it obvious that you are engaging in irresponsible drinking?

If you have unproductively tried to stop drinking or if you promised yourself that your drinking days are behind you and then you realized that you were drinking in an abusive way just a few days later, chances are incredibly good that you have drinking problems. The key point is that if you have attempted to terminate your drinking and cannot get this accomplished, then your drinking is controlling you, instead of the other way around.

In a similar manner, if it takes increasingly more amounts of alcohol to get the same “high,” you probably need to realize that you have a drinking problem.

You may be telling yourself that the justification for your drinking is so that you can decrease your nervousness or get rid of the hurt or depression that you feel. Likewise, you may be trying to stay away from a harmful situation and may be looking for something better, more constructive, or less sorrowful.

As you keep on drinking, however, you will become aware that drinking does not elicit the same high and you will also grasp the fact that drinking doesn’t help eradicate whatever elicited your problem in the first place. You may also notice that the more abusively you drink, the more depressed you feel.

As you continue to drink, regrettably, you may become alcohol dependent and, as a result, you may add another key issue to manage rather than learning about more successful and beneficial ways of dealing with your alcohol generated predicament.

The Need for an Alcohol Assessment

If you have concluded that you have a drinking problem, perchance the most expedient thing you can do for yourself is to call your doctor or healthcare practitioner and arrange for an appointment for a complete physical and for a review of your drinking activities.

If you truthfully believe that you have a serious drinking problem, it may be a good idea to get prepared to hear that you need to get alcohol therapy.

At this point, what are your choices? You can surely decide against seeing your physician and persist with your pattern of hazardous drinking.

It actually doesn’t take a wiz kid, nonetheless, to have a handle on the fact that long-term, out-of-control drinking, if left untreated, will deteriorate over time and almost certainly set in motion an early death. For that reason, your most expedient choice is to confront your drinking situation and obtain the alcohol therapy you need.

The Deceit of the Functioning Alcoholic

It is almost counter intuitive to note the fact that several individuals who are addicted to alcohol lead busy and active lives and have pets, vehicles, houses, jobs, families, and any number of material possessions just like individuals who are not alcohol dependent.

Many of these “functional” alcohol addicted individuals may have never been arrested for a DWI and may have been fortunate enough to avoid all alcohol-related legal problems. In spite of this fortunate situation, then again, these alcohol addicted people need to drink in order to live on a regular basis while upholding their facade as they associate with the outside world.

Ask anyone who has seen them when they are bingeing or in a drunken stupor or ask a family member about the problem drinker’s alcoholism, to the contrary, and they will be quick to assert the validity of the drinker’s situation and the whole story about the alcohol addicted person’s drinking condition and about his or her alcohol produced issues.

Why Do Alcohol Addicted People Fail to Acknowledge Their Drinking Problems?

As alcoholism research and statistics on alcohol abuse have stressed, no matter how apparent the alcohol-related issues seem to those who interact with the alcohol addicted person, alcoholic individuals regularly deny that drinking is the root of their alcohol produced predicaments. Not only this, but alcohol addicted people often blame their alcohol induced difficulties on other people or upon other situations that surround them rather than seeing their part in the issue.

The root of the problem is that alcoholism is a disease of the brain. Once the drinker has become addicted to alcohol, he or she commonly resorts to denial, manipulation, and lying as a way of coping with the fact that his or her drinking is out of control. And to make matters more complex, the experience of alcohol withdrawal symptoms commonly thwarts the alcohol dependent person’s rare attempts to abruptly refrain from drinking. As grim as the alcohol dependent individual’s life is, on the other hand, the encouraging news is that competent help is widely available – if the alcohol dependent individual reaches out and tries to get alcoholism counseling.

Summary

Conceding the fact that drinking is eliciting difficulties in your day to day functioning is perchance the simplest way to determine if you have a drinking problem. In other words, if your drinking is triggering issues with your health, at work, in your relationships, with your finances, at school, or with the legal system, then you have a drinking problem that needs to be tackled.

If you have a drinking problem, additionally, this means that you are getting involved with abusive drinking.

While some problem drinkers may be able to recognize their “alcohol signs,” pinpoint their problems, and greatly diminish the quantity and rate of their drinking, others, nevertheless, need to deal with their drinking problems by getting professional alcohol rehabilitation. Furthermore, due to their tendency to deny the facts and distort the truth, alcohol addicted people positively require professional alcoholism rehab for their excessive drinking.

And finally, if you feel more depressed the more you drink, you will probably need to obtain therapy for your drinking and for your depression.

When Janice was in high school, she had achieved a reputation as a studious individual who rarely, if ever, drank with her buddies. She seemed highly motivated to excel academically so that she would be able to pursue a career that she not only got pleasure from but one that also gave her some monetary security.

After much reflection, in the end she made up her mind that she wanted to be an attorney. In order to realize this goal, however, she would first have to get four years of undergrad education.

After Finishing High School Janice Gets Accepted Into A Famous Undergraduate University as Preparation For a Career as a Trial Lawyer

After Janice finished high school, she applied to and was accepted into a highly regarded program in religion. Her reasoning for this decision was that this subject would be a good foundation for law school and wouldn’t be identical to the bulk of law school applicants who major in political science at the undergraduate level.

After graduating with a 3.6 GPA at the undergraduate level, she applied to and was accepted at a well known law school at one of the Big Ten universities.

She enjoyed her legal studies but on occasion she was weighed down from all the work that law school demanded. Akin to the way she handled herself in her high school and undergraduate days, nonetheless, she made pals quite easily but scarcely got involved in social events until the quarter was over.

After Feeling Overjoyed That She Had Done a Super Job on Her Tests, Janice Wanted to Let Her Hair Down and Do Something Enjoyable

Janice was the kind of individual who worked thoroughly to complete what she was doing and then would take a breather when she could. As it turns out, however, most of the things she did between terms or during summer breaks were not associated with drinking. It almost goes without saying that Janice was anything but a party-person. Now that her finals for her second year in law school were over and feeling overjoyed that she had done very well on her exams, nonetheless, she wanted to take a break and do some celebrating.

Drinking at a Local Tavern Leads to Alcohol Poisoning Symptoms, Calling 911, and a Trip to An Alcohol Rehab Hospital

So Janice and some of her friends from the university went to a local tavern where they had a few cocktails. As the hours passed, Janice continued to drink without having any concerns about research projects or exams the next day. In point of fact, Janice revealed to her buddies how nice it was to party with her law school buddies.

As the evening moved forward, Janice and her friends continued to drink. Indeed, she was having such an incredible time that she didn’t want the night to come to an end. It was almost like she was making up for lost time and making an effort to squeeze a year’s worth of fun into a single evening. Such a “game plan,” it needs to be stressed, seldom works. As a matter of fact, when Janice went to the restroom and threw up, her pals started to get concerned about her health.

Around ten minutes later when Janice started to slur her words, speak in a confused manner, and then pass out, in spite of this, her pals without delay knew that they needed to call the emergency number and ask for emergency assistance because they thought that Janice was manifesting alcohol poisoning symptoms.

Once Janice was in the hospital, the lead physician substantiated what her friends had hypothesized, that is to say, that Janice consumed substantially more alcohol than her body could process and, as a result, she experienced an alcohol overdose.

After the medical team pumped her stomach until no gastric contents were evident, Janice was wheeled to the recovery room. After staying almost four hours in recovery, Janice was then moved to one of the regular hospital rooms. Fortunately, the worst had passed and all of her vital signs were once again in the normal range.

In response to Janice’s state of affairs, her pals kindheartedly phoned her Mom and Dad. As a result, early the next morning, her Mother and Father and her best buddies went to the hospital to see Janice.

Janice Narrowly Escapes Death, is Grateful to be Alive, and Promises to Never Again Drink in an Excessive Manner

Janice was very aware that she came an inch from losing her life and, as a consequence, was pleased to be alive. Her Mom and Dad knew how hard she studied in graduate school and how little she permitted herself to socialize with her classmates. Nevertheless, they also were aware that Janice needed to steer clear of irresponsible drinking.

As a result, they suggested that down the road, whenever a drinking circumstance unfolds, that she always drink in moderation. Janice agreed and promised her Mom and Dad and her friends that she would never again drink in an abusive and excessive manner. In her own words, “I never had an inkling that I would become one of the alcohol abuse and alcoholism statistics in the local newspaper. I now realize that irresponsible and hazardous drinking is not for me. I assure everyone that this will never happen again.”

Fortunately, Janice was not only “book smart” but she also had common sense. That is, she instantaneously understood that she had made an error in judgment and decided that she would never make the same error again. In actual fact, she now knew that she had involved herself in “binge drinking” and that even one instance of this type of excessive drinking can end in a loss of life.

Jesse had a particularly hard time maintaining a job. In fact, because of her inactivity and lack of incentive, she was unemployed far more frequently than she was employed. And when she did get employment, she had a hard time getting to work when her shift began, she frequently got less than passing performance reviews, and she called off sick so consistently that she commonly got fired three or four weeks after she started working. To no one’s disbelief, one of the results of Jesse’s less than acceptable work record was the fact that she was just about flat broke on a day-to-day basis.

Regardless of Jesse’s terrible work record and financial laxity, on the other hand, by hook or by crook she managed to drink in an excessive manner on a day-to-day basis.

So it came as no big surprise when Jesse got arrested for a fifth DWI. When she went before the court, the magistrate stated to Jesse that her alcohol-related actions was shameful and, consequently, he was going to sentence Jesse to spend eleven months in the city jail.

Time While Locked Up In Jail To Reflect On The Destructive Outcomes of Abusive and Irresponsible Drinking

During her time in the municipal jail, Jesse was expected to learn more about alcohol facts, about the damaging outcomes of abusive and hazardous drinking, and she was expected to get alcohol therapy. The magistrate stressed the fact that unless Jesse receives professional alcohol treatment and discovers how to live a life of abstinence, she will probably be spending a lot more time in the municipal jail.

Jesse articulated that she comprehended what the magistrate was proclaiming but she still believed that jail was not the most realistic decision. The judge saw things from an entirely different vantage point and proclaimed that it was his professional job to keep alcohol addicted individuals off the streets who drink and drive and who get one or more DWIs. To give credibility to this statement, the judge listed some long-standing, extensively researched alcohol statistics that pointed to some of the devastating outcomes that are related to careless drinking.

Although Jesse comprehended that she drank in a hazardous and excessive manner, she never felt that she was an individual who was dependent on alcohol. So it was a rude awakening when Jesse started to experience symptoms of alcohol withdrawal around two hours after getting locked up in the county jail.

To deal with her symptoms of alcohol withdrawal in a safe and sound manner, Jesse was taken by ambulance to a drug and alcohol treatment hospital for alcohol detox and then returned to jail. While locked up in jail Jesse was given a mental health appraisal for her depression and received alcohol rehab but since she got this counseling as something that was forced upon her, she neglected to take ownership of her abusive and hazardous drinking.

When her time in jail was over, the judge without vacillation announced to Jesse that she would be under strict surveillance and would be mandated to take random blood alcohol tests.

Jessie’s Irresponsible and Excessive Drinking Stops Her From Living in a Mature and Accountable Manner

After hearing how Jesse neglected to take ownership of her drinking problem and how she reluctantly followed the treatment protocol while behind bars, the judge knew that it was basically a matter of time before he would be seeing Jesse once again in court about her thoughtless drinking behavior. As the magistrate thought about Jesse’s situation, he couldn’t help but think about how some individuals never use their intellect and learn how to live in and adult and effective manner.

For the past twenty years Natalie has been a nurse practitioner at a large inner-city hospital. As a nurse practitioner, she undeniably knew what to tell her patients concerning their health problems but in her private life, then again, she clearly didn’t practice what she preached. For example, she frequently drank in a hazardous and abusive manner, she frowned upon doing any physical exercise, she smoked one-and-a-half packs of cigarettes on a daily basis, and she was roughly forty-seven pounds overweight.

Natalie Gets Into An Automobile Accident, Fails An Alcohol Test, and Goes to The County Jail

One afternoon on her way to her job, Natalie got into an automobile accident. Since the accident was her fault and since her speech was jumbled when she spoke, the arresting officer had her take a breathalyzer test. In accordance with standard law enforcement operating procedures, when an individual becomes involved in a traffic accident and fails an alcohol test, the individual has to spend at least seven hours in jail.

Actually, Natalie should have known better than to drive after she was drinking because she recently attended an “alcohol abuse awareness” class at the hospital that focused on statistics, issues, and information about alcohol facts such as the following: binge drinking, alcohol poisoning, DUIs, and the essential differences between alcoholism and alcohol abuse.

Natalie is Ashamed Of Her Vehicle Accident

It almost goes without saying that Natalie felt embarrassed about her automobile accident. In addition she experienced quite a bit of shame about the fact that the accident was her fault. And conceivably worst of all, she was embarrassed about the fact that she was driving while under the influence. As Natalie wondered about this event, nonetheless, she realized that it could have been far worse because at work, when a blood alcohol test is administered and failed, the individual has to go to obligatory alcohol rehabilitation and is placed on non-pay status. This was actually one of the alcohol facts that was a reality at work and not much could change this fact.

Natalie’s Humiliation and Depression About Her Traffic Accident Causes Her To Reconsider Her Life and Make Some Noteworthy and Positive Modifications

In any case, Natalie’s humiliation about her vehicle accident caused her to reexamine her life and make some remarkable and healthy modifications. First, she was going to abstain from drinking in an abusive and hazardous manner. Second, she was going to quit smoking. Third, she was going to go on a strict weight-loss diet. And fourth, she was going to begin exercising.

As upset and depressed as Natalie was about the entire vehicle accident situation, she used this agonizing experience as a catalyst for positive change. Moreover, she used her agonizing experience as a realization that she had been neglecting her own health while she openly told other people how to live a more healthy life. After all had been said and done, she finally saw the pretense in her actions and decided that she would live her life as a positive source of motivation for others.

Heather is a fifty-one-year-old woman who is the director of the human resources department at a large plastics finishing company. To reduce the costs related to increasing absenteeism, poor employee work performance, employee alcohol abuse and alcoholism, work related injuries, and excessive sick days, Heather and the other company executives instituted several programs that made the work atmosphere substantially more safe, more productive, and healthy.

For instance, fourteen years ago Heather and the other members of upper management implemented an Employee’s Assistance Program so that all the workers had access to first-rate therapy for their personal problems that could harm their health, personal well-being, and their work performance.

The Company Administrators Erect a New Workout and Exercise Room Complete With Weights, Exercise Equipment, Exercise Charts, Scales, Mirrors, and a Personal Trainer During Business Hours

As another example, nearly seven years ago Heather and the other company executives assembled an avant-garde exercise and workout room complete with a personal trainer during business hours, exercise charts, mirrors, weights, scales, and many different types of exercise equipment.

Furthermore, about five years ago Heather and the other members of top management invested in a distillation system that filters all the water that is accessible throughout the building complex. In much the same way, two years ago, Heather and the other company leaders started a “walking club” that caters to employees who want to enhance their cardiovascular system.

The Company Leaders Initiate a Weight-Watchers Class and Employ a Weight-Loss Nurse to Oversee the Program

As another example, roughly two years ago, Heather and the other company executives put into operation a “Weight-Watchers” class that at this moment in time meets every workday at 5:00 PM until 6:00 PM. In addition, upper management hired a weight-loss professional to manage the program.

Likewise, a year ago Heather and the other company leaders instituted a “Stop Smoking Club” for employers who want to learn how to quit or cut back on their smoking.

In the last ten months, in combination with the Employee’s Assistance Program, Heather and the other members of top management launched an “Anger Management” class for employees who want to learn how to better cope with their temper.

The Company Executives Launch a Drug and Alcohol Testing Program

In the last five months, Heather and the other members of top management instituted a alcohol and drug testing program that is tied into their drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. In actual fact, Heather is the main person in the company responsible for getting the message out to all the workers about the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program as well as the drug and alcohol testing program.

One of the key components of the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcoholism and Depression” that meets every Friday after work. The basic idea with this class is informing workers that hazardous drinking and depression frequently take place in the same person. It is hoped that realizing this information will be able to help an individual address both medical issues and get the alcohol rehab and mental health counseling he or she needs.

The Company Executives Start an Alcohol Statistics and Facts Class

Another relatively recent addition to the drug and alcohol abuse prevention program is a class entitled “Alcohol Statistics and Facts.” The reasoning behind this alcohol statistics facts class is the reality that quite a few individuals do not recognize the full impact of the effects of alcohol abuse and alcoholism without first hearing about some of the alcoholism and alcohol abuse facts and statistics that are available. As a result, one of the goals of this class is to provide a variety of alcohol dependency and alcohol abuse facts and statistics to help employees gain a better comprehension of the host of difficulties that are linked to excessive and hazardous drinking and how they can prevent these issues from happening.

Most recently, Heather and the other VIPs, by way of comments from employees, created a class that centers directly on acute drinking entitled “What is Alcoholism”? This class meets every Wednesday morning an hour before work and focuses generally on the differences between alcohol abuse and alcoholism, on the stages of alcoholism, and on the different types of treatment that are available for people who have alcohol drinking problems such as individuals who drink in an abusive manner.

Even though every one of these preventative maintenance and health programs was quite costly, top management thinks that they are several thousands of dollars ahead by providing all of their workers with a healthy, more productive, and safe working situation.