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To: pstuartb who wrote (34995)	8/14/2011 9:21:49 PM
From: maceng2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119360

Well, I gave your post a recommendation as I do like to hear another point of view. I would call people who become chemically dependent on alcohol "alcoholics". In the area in Scotland where I live, (worst alcoholic rates in Europe almost) there is a wide difference of opinion amongst GP's what an alcoholic is. It depends on local factors that have nothing to do with a medical definition. For example you can go to one GP in a bad area in greenock, and if you consume 4 UK pints of 4% abv beer and a (UK) pint of 35% abv whiskey a day, you would be regarded as a "light social drinker". Other areas you would be defined as a full blown alcoholic with little hope of redemption. Local recovery rates are about 5% successful in the first year and drop linearly after that. Not good figures. I have talked to professionals on the figures and the recovery rates. They worked for the UK health service rather then a business, and were fairly sure of their figures. From what I understand is that alcohol is a depressant. The synaptic gaps in your brain cells become less able to function (fire) with increased levels of alcohol in your bloodstream. In alcoholics, the body has adapted to that they still work almost normally. The trouble begins when the depressant (alcohol) is taken away. The brain cells take weeks to re adapt and can fire off wildly in the mean time. Yes, not just your thinking, but also the basic functions of how your mind controls your body, like heart rate and breathing can be interfered with. i.e it can be dangerous and life threatening. What is truly disquieting is the symptoms can take up to a week to appear, and can still be very severe. So, I am not a knowledgeable source or anything, or medically qualified, but if a person asked me what to do, I would say go see a specialist if that person have been dependent on alcohol for a year or more. There are drugs these days that simplify the problem immensely. In the old days they would reduce the amount of alcohol consumes slowly over several months. Check it out if you like. I am always interested to learn more. -whew- that was a long complicated post. Gimme a big glass of that night train to calm me nerves -g-