David Hasselhoff may be the 'coolest thing since sliced bread' but he can be taught a thing or too about Alcoholism. I am roughly using him as an example of just how silly it looks for a person to be beligerently drunk. He may claim to not being an alcoholic. I dont want to jump to conclusions.
Here are some facts that helped me to better understand Alcoholism, a disease that seems to be overtaking America. For example, alcoholism starts with an addiction which is a chronic relapsing brain disease. Brain imaging technologies actually show that addiction severely alters brain areas critical to decision-making, learning and memory, and behavior control, which may help to explain the compulsive and destructive behaviors of addiction. This makes drinking almost impossible to stop once its gotten to the point of addiction.
Here's a checklist...
The American Psychiatric Association says that a person is dependent if their pattern of substance use leads to clinically significant impairment or distress shown by three or more of the following in a 12-month period:
1. Tolerance as defined by any of the following:
a need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or desired effect
markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance
2. Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following:
the characteristic withdrawal symptom of the substance
the same or a closely related substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms
3. The substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended (loss of control)
4. There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use (loss of control)
5. A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance, use the substance or recover from its effects (preoccupation)
6. Important social, occupational or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of substance use (continuation despite adverse consequences)
7. The substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance (adverse consequences)
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David Hasselhoff VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH3JAp7vMuo
The FUNNIER Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUWkySpoEC8&feature=related
***All of my information was derived from the amazing website that deals with mental struggles such as alcoholism....check it out at http://ccvillage.buffalo.edu/vpc.html.
and the signs of Alcoholism from http://www.hbo.com/addiction/understanding_addiction/19_when_is_someone_addicted.html
Here are some facts that helped me to better understand Alcoholism, a disease that seems to be overtaking America. For example, alcoholism starts with an addiction which is a chronic relapsing brain disease. Brain imaging technologies actually show that addiction severely alters brain areas critical to decision-making, learning and memory, and behavior control, which may help to explain the compulsive and destructive behaviors of addiction. This makes drinking almost impossible to stop once its gotten to the point of addiction.
Here's a checklist...
The American Psychiatric Association says that a person is dependent if their pattern of substance use leads to clinically significant impairment or distress shown by three or more of the following in a 12-month period:
1. Tolerance as defined by any of the following:
a need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or desired effect
markedly diminished effect with continued use of the same amount of the substance
2. Withdrawal, as manifested by either of the following:
the characteristic withdrawal symptom of the substance
the same or a closely related substance is taken to relieve or avoid withdrawal symptoms
3. The substance is often taken in larger amounts or over a longer period than was intended (loss of control)
4. There is a persistent desire or unsuccessful efforts to cut down or control substance use (loss of control)
5. A great deal of time is spent in activities necessary to obtain the substance, use the substance or recover from its effects (preoccupation)
6. Important social, occupational or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of substance use (continuation despite adverse consequences)
7. The substance use is continued despite knowledge of having a persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problem that is likely to have been caused or exacerbated by the substance (adverse consequences)
::::::::::::FoR YoUr EnJoYmEnT:::::::::::::::
David Hasselhoff VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH3JAp7vMuo
The FUNNIER Version:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUWkySpoEC8&feature=related
***All of my information was derived from the amazing website that deals with mental struggles such as alcoholism....check it out at http://ccvillage.buffalo.edu/vpc.html.
and the signs of Alcoholism from http://www.hbo.com/addiction/understanding_addiction/19_when_is_someone_addicted.html
1 comment:
The Hoff totally has issues. Eating a burger off the bathroom floor just cemented it for me. I liked how there was entertainment AND information in the post!
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