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Originally Posted by Lifelines
I work with problem drinkers and would be interested to know what the thinking is in the U.S. (I live in the UK) on the issue of problem drinkers - or even alcoholics - being able to drink normally again. Is it possible? Or are AA right when they say 'once an alcoholic always an alcoholic'?  |
Hi Lifelines,
In the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous it describes the "moderate drinker" (that's the one who can take it or leave it), the "hard drinker" that's the one who parties and drinks to much but can quit or moderate with sufficient reason, and then there's (me) "the alcoholic", the individual that once they start they cannot stop. There are some hard drinkers that can become normal social drinkers, but a real "physically and genetically" alcoholic individual cannot start drinking without developing the phenomena of "craving' and they will drink til they die or go insane. For me, I know that this thing is really an "allergy" as Dr. Silkworth described in the chapter called the "Doctors Opinion" from the BB (Big Book of AA). Dr. Silkworth treated over 50,000 alcohols in his lifetime - I trust his opinion with all my heart. It is truly a disease.
Cheers (LOL)
; )