• What is alcoholism?
  Alcoholism the scourge of hundreds of thousands of homes in Kenya, killing countless of its citizens, yet a disease which though everybody seems able to quantify its moral, social, economic consequences, none seem able to define.
• Stages of Alcoholism
  
• Denial Killing Kenyan Alcoholics
  All of us use defenses from time to time to prevent our inner selves from being hurt and as a way of helping us cope. Alcoholics, because of their drinking habits are more susceptible to constant assault by others over this.
• High Risk Relapse Situations
  There are several "high risk" situations that may make you feel that you could relapse. It may be helpful for you to review the following list of commonly identified relapse factors to determine if any of these may pose a threat to your continued recovery. Once you identify your possible high-risk relapse factors, you can then begin to plan relapse prevention strategies to help you handle these without using alcohol or drugs.
• Dry Drunk Syndrome
  The "Dry Drunk" syndrome is a term that should not be used whenever one is experiencing a down or having a bad day. The dry drunk is a condition far more serious, and the phrase "dry drunk" refers to a condition where a person is intoxicated and/or acts in such a manner, without having taken alcohol or another chemical substance. The above definition is derived from the two words "dry" - which refers to the fact that one abstains from drinking or drugging, and "drunk" which signifies a deeply pathological condition resulting from the use of chemical substances in the past.
• Five Stage Addiction (Relapse) Cycle
  In order to explain relapse as a cycle, we need to examine addiction or return to self-destructive behavior as a cycle. This cycle can be broken down into five parts; fleeting idea, mental attention, obsession/planning, using and guilt/remorse. The cycle usually starts with some kind of blow to the ego that feels painful or overwhelming. The survival brain immediately seeks relief, pleasure, or comfort.
• Reflections Of A Recovering Alcoholic: Am I A Slave?
  There is practically no human being that would want to be a slave yet slavery is where most end up with their use of alcohol and narcotic drugs.
• Reflections Of A Recovering Alcoholic: Inverted Thinking
• Reflections Of A recovering Alcoholic: Am I Really Powerless?
  Am I? Am I so hopeless, so weak willed that I can’t drink like everyone else. Why is it that when I start they are all ready to go home while I am just getting warmed up.
• Reflections Of A Recovering Alcoholic: Can I Save The World?
  
• All References In The Bible To Drunkenness
  PRO 31:6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
• Responsible Drinking
  Light drinker, heavy drinker, social, occasional, periodic - these are all classifications open to a range of meaning. They really have nothing to do with the drinker of alcoholic beverages himself, referring as they do to time, quantity and frequency. More meaningful is the sorting of drinkers into those who are careful and responsible, and into those who are not.
• Yes, we also have female alcoholics!
  Just as society can tolerate a drunk male but abhors a drunk female so too the issue of female alcoholism which is very much there and is increasing seems to be a taboo subject with society preferring to sweep it under the carpet and pretend that it does not exist.
• Your Tongue As An 'Alco-meter' (what your tongue tells you about your drinking)
  Here is how to use your tongue as a barometer of some of your habits or lifestyle. Chinese in their medicinal practices believe that different parts of your tongue relate to different parts of your body organs and knowing what tell-tale signs to look for on your tongue can be very telling about the condition of these organs. So next time you are not feeling too good, stick out your tongue (please in front of a mirror) and see what it reveals.
• Enabling. My Wife - My supplier!
  In order for a spouse to confront the alcoholic effectively they must first understand how they feel about the alcoholic, how these feelings came about and why they have to change these attitudes before they can be of any help to the suffering alcoholic.
• 'Beware and be aware: what you know can't hurt you.'
  Drinking beer and other alcoholic beverages make you sexier, more witty and suave, grown up and sophisticated and are a must if you are to socialise effectively. Drinking these beverages is also a sign of success - it shouts to all and sundry, "I have made it, I am a success!"
• The Emperors new clothes
  Many, many years ago before you or I or our fathers were born, there lived an emperor who loved clothes more than anything else in the land, including, the health of his people and this emperor practically ate, breathed and slept clothes!

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