SMJ:1st July: Alcohol Abuse-Think Before You Drink

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Alcohol consumption is associated with having fun and enjoying life. But excessive, irresponsible drinking takes away that very life itself. Many alcohol addicts have climbed back to normal life, proving that it is possible to live happily without alcohol. Help for alcoholics is available, free, at Alcoholics Anonymous

For many people, drinking is a way to ease tensions, bond with friends, relax, enjoy a party, or ometimes join the boss for some official fun. But the tryst with alcohol was far from a happy one for Vijay Simha. From being a bright, successful journalist, he went to being a homeless destitute, all because alcohol had a vicious hold on him.

Psychiatrist Dr. Ashish Deshpande explains that alcohol addiction is not a habit, it is a disease, determined by genetic factors. Recovered alcoholic 'Laxman' relates how he struggled with medical treatment for his alcoholism, and spent lakhs, but it was finally Alcoholics Anonymous that helped him kick the condition

Sumir Anand tells how his son Curran went to a party with his friends after their 10th-standard
examinations. Curran was supposed to have returned home in a friend's car with a driver, but instead he got into a car with an older boy driving. The car crashed, killing Curran and two other boys. Sumir Anand pleads with people never to drink and drive -- getting behind the wheel of a car after having had alcohol is like wielding a deadly weapon.

Psychiatrist Dr Vivek Benegal says that five per cent of people who drink become alcoholics, and 50 per cent of people who consume alcohol are hazardous drinkers. The norm for social drinking is two 30-ml measures of alcohol, and the international norm is never more than four pegs, but in India people usually drink five to six large pegs of alcohol at a time.

Alcohol is as good or bad as its user. While it is ideal if people do not consume alcohol at all, if they do, they should do so responsibly and without causing harm or danger to themselves and to others.


PS: For few episodes I will providing short WUs cause I am bust ATM and my health is not with me. I hope you all understand:)


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Posted: 13 years ago
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thank you for the hardwork pooja :)
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Posted: 13 years ago
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the part about karan was heart wrenching...the drunk driver was not even their friend...the guy just stole the car from the driver to get even for a slap and took with him these three boys...
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Posted: 13 years ago
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Thank you pooja n gt well :)
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thanks a lot for the update...
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Thanks for teh update Pooja

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