http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/09/powerless-over-alcohol/ ...using 21st century brain and addiction-related research to change how we talk about, treat and prevent substance misuse, underage drinking, addiction and secondhand drinking/drugging. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:40:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/09/powerless-over-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-6469 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » How Can I Make Sure He/She Succeeds in Recovery? Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:19:47 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=217#comment-6469 [...] Stay tuned for my next post on the concept of “powerless over alcohol.” [...] [...] Stay tuned for my next post on the concept of “powerless over alcohol.” [...]

]]> http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/09/powerless-over-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-6134 Next Steps for Family Members When Alcohol Misuse Impact Has Been Identified Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:42:38 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=217#comment-6134 [...] Yes, a loved one’s early drinking is a choice, but once the brain has been hijacked by alcohol (once a person moves from abuse to addiction), a person is dealing with a chronic relapsing brain disease, and until this is understood, the loved one will make one desperate attempt after another to control their drinking (which is impossible if they have alcoholism), and the family members will get stuck in trying to make them. Read Powerless Over Alcohol. [...] [...] Yes, a loved one’s early drinking is a choice, but once the brain has been hijacked by alcohol (once a person moves from abuse to addiction), a person is dealing with a chronic relapsing brain disease, and until this is understood, the loved one will make one desperate attempt after another to control their drinking (which is impossible if they have alcoholism), and the family members will get stuck in trying to make them. Read Powerless Over Alcohol. [...]

]]> http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/09/powerless-over-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-5996 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » Next Steps for Family Members When Alcohol Misuse Impact Has Been Identified Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:09:49 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=217#comment-5996 [...] Yes, a loved one’s early drinking is a choice, but once the brain has been hijacked by alcohol (once a person moves from abuse to addiction), a person is dealing with a chronic relapsing brain disease, and until this is understood, the loved one will make one desperate attempt after another to control their drinking (which is impossible if they have alcoholism), and the family members will get stuck in trying to make them. Read Powerless Over Alcohol. [...] [...] Yes, a loved one’s early drinking is a choice, but once the brain has been hijacked by alcohol (once a person moves from abuse to addiction), a person is dealing with a chronic relapsing brain disease, and until this is understood, the loved one will make one desperate attempt after another to control their drinking (which is impossible if they have alcoholism), and the family members will get stuck in trying to make them. Read Powerless Over Alcohol. [...]

]]> http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/09/powerless-over-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-5395 Breakingthecycles.com – Changing the Conversations » Blog Archive » ‘Tis the Season For Keeping Expectations Low… Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:15:00 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=217#comment-5395 [...] Letting Go… Powerless Over Alcohol SPECT Scans Showing Impact of Alcohol Abuse on the [...] [...] Letting Go… Powerless Over Alcohol SPECT Scans Showing Impact of Alcohol Abuse on the [...]

]]> http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/2009/04/09/powerless-over-alcohol/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Mike Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:13:28 +0000 http://www.breakingthecycles.com/blog/?p=217#comment-666 thanks for the great post. I will check out your book as well. The disease of alcoholism is a sick and twisted thing! :) it seeps in and takes over before you know it. thanks for the great post. I will check out your book as well.
The disease of alcoholism is a sick and twisted thing! it seeps in and takes over before you know it.

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