Alcoholism- An Addiction, An Illness.

Have you ever thought that you needed to cut back on the amount of alcohol you drink?

Alcoholism. A chronic but treatable condition with a wide variety of interventions. It stems from a genetically mediated predisposition. Not being able to drink in moderation, losing control, and not having the ability to abstain from alcohol can be progressive and life-threatening.

Drunkenness can cause serious and repeated alcohol related problems such as losing a job or a relationship, accidents, and physical abuse. How often do you see wives beaten up by their husbands? Or children being sexually abused by their biological fathers? Though I can't really give exact figures, I can say for certain that there's a lot of cases like those. Countless families are ruined and being ruined by alcoholism. Some even walk in eggshells as they pass by for them not to wake up the snoring elephant in their living room.

Drunken men are a common sight in parties, clubs, and even in the streets during the night. You can see them falling on their faces, slurring their words or being just an annoying loud mouth.

Now, how do we get away from this illness? I guess, you need first to recognize that you have a problem. Get a treatment. After going through a painful alcoholism detox you may think that, once you got the alcohol out of your system, you would be cured of your addiction, but you know what, your journey has only just begun, though you're on your way to recovery, you will have to continue battling urges to drink alcohol for years to come to stay sober.

So, drink in moderation, if possible stay away from alcoholic beverages and become the person the alcohol would never let you be.