Gas chromatography (GC) is a chromatography technique where the separation of individual components (analytes) from a sample relies on their differing distribution between a mobile and stationary phase.…
When I was 11 years old, my dad was one drink away from killing my mom and me……
Charles Bukowski, an American poet, novelist, and short story writer, once said “If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.” Many people around the world struggle with alcoholism. They will find any reason just to slip a drink into their daily routines. Some people drink to forget the guilt and shame, some drink as a way of celebration, and others drink because of they are physically dependent on it. The addiction to alcohol is an illness and the people surrounding an alcoholic can be negatively impacted by their ways. The many consequences that come with the addiction can often lead negative outcomes such as death and crumbling relationships.…
Growing up with an alcoholic can drastically affect a child’s life. One in five Americans has lived with an alcoholic relative while growing up (“Children of Alcoholics”). I am one of those five. Yes, my father was an alcoholic while I was growing up. It is a touchy subject for me, but it is safe to say growing up with an alcoholic dad was very difficult for my family. After an emotional separation, my father realized what his life had become, and he worked to overcome his alcoholism. Many of these efforts to recover died out quickly, and my dad had to jump from organization to organization until he finally recovered through Help Incorporation. Whenever I ask my dad about why it was so…
Alcoholism: “No one tried to wring dad’s neck or yell at him or even point out that he’d ruined the Christmas his family had spent weeks planning.”…
Each and every single day, we walk past many different types of people that come from all walks of life and some who are the typical definition of “normal” that are battling addictions to alcohol. My eyes were opened up a great deal when I attended an open Alcoholics Anonymous meeting that had a guest speaker named James and if I would have walked past him on the street, I would have never known the internal battles that he has faced and does face everyday he gets up out of bed.…
Going to this meeting I learned that alcoholism cannot be cured but instead, when sobriety is achieved, the alcoholic is still an alcoholic (he will always be one), yet now a recovering alcoholic. During the meeting it was also mentioned that alcoholism is often called a “disease” that is somehow a “family problem” rather than an individual problem. A few people shared their experiences and constant battle with their addiction to alcohol, they taught me that it is possible to overcome anything and everything that we want by believing in a God or a higher power and surrendering to it. Being self-centered, angry, depressed, among others, are some of the characteristics of the personality of an alcoholic, and surprisingly enough they change during recovery. I learned that recovering from addictions is highly important because it affects everyone around you (directly or indirectly).…
Alcoholism is a terrible disease that can happen to anyone, and the person might not even notice it until the addiction is at…
I knew something was wrong with my drinking but the crunch was when my husband pointed it out to me. He told me that he was not prepared to go on the way things were. Him intervening the way he did, putting me in the car and taking me to a meeting against my wishes, meant that my drinking didn’t get any worse, I realise that now. Thanks to what he did a lot of things like hospital admissions or losing my job didn’t happen. I started drinking at 55 after suffering a panic attack and being diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Previous to that it was a fortnightly couple of drinks with a sister, which if it didn’t happen was no big deal. I thought a drink would help me with my anxiety. It started with a quarter bottle which would last me three or four days,…
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I didn’t want people assuming I was alcoholic cause I was at a meeting. I’m not proud of that realization, but it really opened my eyes to the shame, lack of…
As weeks passed I began to grow more distant from my classmates and soon realized that I was fighting a losing battle against staying sober in an effort to keep my friends. Ultimately, I would be forced to choose between being a loner and being an alcoholic, between my friendships and my liver. Of course, I still did have a group of classmates who never touched drink but…
The primary reason I binge drink stems from how I was treated by my family. However, I would often drink to numb the anguish plus to disregard all of my issues. Living as the black sheep of the family, a lesbian and constantly feeling misunderstood. Since a child, I have felt lonely, unloved including not having someone to confide in. In fact, I always perceived I was different from all my family members including other children. Growing up as a child plus being the youngest of the family, my family treated me horribly besides it was consistent physical abuse and verbal abuse. Meanwhile, my brother and twin sister would continually gang up on me, pick on me, name-calling to where I begin to cry. Getting treated awfully, I disliked my family…
Before participating in the Student Success alcohol program, I felt very alone, as I have never drunk alcohol. Most people assume every college student drinks, just as I did previously; the program has taught me valuable information that I wouldn’t have learned otherwise. I learned that I am not alone, that one in four college students have never consumed alcohol and in addition, only six percent of college students drink regularly. I come from a family of non-drinkers (they will have an occasional drink on holiday get-togethers - nothing too serious), which most students cannot say. I believe that is the biggest reason I didn’t know much about alcohol or want to ever have anything to do with alcohol.…
Alcohol’s importance in our social history is significant. Even more significant is the abuse of alcohol and how alcoholism has affected modern society. While historians don’t know exactly when alcohol was first created, they do know that it’s been around throughout almost all of human history. However, before the word “alcoholism” was ever spoken, alcohol was used for many purposes such as medicine, religious rituals and traditions, and even settling or giving courage in battles. Alcohol is the first drug used by ancient man, and its effects, both enriching and damaging, have been well documented throughout the world for centuries.…